Top Notes Mexican guava fruit Yucatan lima Fresh ginger White plumeria Heart Notes Champaca absolute Guava blossom Jasmine sambac Base Notes Guava paste accord Mexican vanilla bean absolute Radiant woody amber accord Mahogany Intro A juicy, decadent take on tropical fruits, flowers and woods. Inspired by a modernist garden in the balmy city of Mérida, Yucatán. A spritz of paradise. With notes of champaca blossoms, ripe guava, fresh ginger, Mexican vanilla and mahogany. Eau de Parfum History New Year’s Eve 2022, Mérida, Yucatán. Fireworks light up the night sky of old Mérida, their glow reflecting on the rippling surface of a pool. Hidden behind an unassuming colonial facade lies this modernist oasis, where glass and travertine surfaces frame a garden brimming with life: palm trees, bird of paradise flowers, leafy ginger plants bordering the pool. A guava tree, heavy with ripe fruit, fills the air with sweetness, mingling with the heady scent of champaca blossoms and the deep aroma of tropical woods. Beneath the tree, a weathered Mayan idol lies half-buried, silently whispering the ancient stories woven into the everyday of this vibrant city. Developed with Rodrigo Flores Roux. Description A decadent take on tropical fruits, flowers and woods. A luscious, playful and long-lasting fruity floral eau de parfum with an ambery background. The signature ARQUISTE design consists of an ergonomic round bottle that feels great in your hands. Made of the highest quality glass in Parma, Italy, its complemented by a high-quality engraved metal cap, a fine mist spray pump and the newest technology for a crystal spray tube. More - In 2013, Arquiste was commissioned to create a new scented candle for the prestigious Cire Trudon brand, marking the first time the famous French line had partnered with another perfume brand to create a scented candle. To celebrate the esteemed Franco-Mexican collaboration, Carlos Huber chose to recreate another historical moment of wonder, a balmy night described by Belgian-born Empress Carlota of Mexico on her visit to the city of Mérida, Yucatan in 1865. The newly crowned Empress was the first European woman to ever visit the Yucatan, and the city held multiple celebrations in her honor. She wrote several letters describing the region to Emperor Maximilian, her husband, in awe of the welcoming locals, the festive fireworks, the lush flora, and the decadent heat. She wrote under a great guava tree, the air around her saturated with their scent: ripening guava, intoxicating blossoms and foliage. The original candle, created with perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux was as unique as the story itself, with a lush, fruity guava note and gunpowder accord. - Years later, Arquiste founder Carlos Huber visited Mérida and fell in love with a house with surprising contrasts. The original colonial structure, consisting of a singular room facing the street, opened to a lush garden and pool, and in this garden, palm trees, ginger plants, birds of paradise and, once again, a guava tree…a private piece of paradise where the scent of ripe fruit and lush florals anchored the balmy nights. The original owner called it La Tropical, and after several visits, Carlos and his partner made the house their own, inspired by the charm of the historical city, the tropical setting and this modernist oasis. - One of the elements that makes the villa so appealing is the fact that it was built around the pool. It's a home in two parts – you enter through the living and dining space, and cross the garden to reach the bedroom, which is housed in a modernist-style bungalow. And though the villa is small the garden’s lushness make it feel delightfully excessive. The scent of La Tropical is centered on the pool and the garden. That tropical lush, palm frond smell. The tangy guava fruit, the heady champaca, the buttery white plumeria and lemony magnolia. With the Caribbean heat of the night, it makes for a truly decadent experience. Another distinctly Mexican olfactory note comes from an unusual source. Normally a quiet part of the historical center, the area brims with life on feast days. On New Year’s Eve, for example, the neighboring Plaza San Sebastian has fireworks all night, so close you can smell the singed paper, and a hint of gunpowder. Bio - Vaisman, Rebeca, Elogio de la Vocación, Architectural Digest Mexico, Conde Nast México y Latinoamerica, September 2023. - “Entrada de S.M. la Emperatriz Carlota en la Capital de Yucatan” (Entry of H.M Empress Carlota in the Capital of Yucatan), published in N˚165, of the Periódico Oficial del Departamento de Yucatan, Friday 24 of November, 1865. - Ramírez, Jose Fernando, Viaje a Yucatán – 1865, Colección Bibliófilos, Ediciones Et Caetera, Guadalajara, 1971. - de Grece, Michel, L'Impératrice des Adieux, Paris Plon, 1998. - Reyes, Eva Lucia & Rosado, Pía, Mérida a puertas abiertas, First Edition, D.R. Mérida, 2024. - Ordovas, Susana, Inside Yucatán: Hidden Mérida and beyond, Vendome Press, 2024. - Vidal, Gore, The City and the Pillar, Random House New York, 1948. – Groom, Nigel, The New Perfume Handbook, Chapman & Hall, London, 1997. - Genders, Roy, Perfume through the Ages, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1972. Image
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