Heady and exotic
I love making perfume, it's something that brings me a lot of peace. I experiment as much as I can with the natural essential oils that I have and every now and then I come across a blend which I think is successful.
Of course, it is all subjective, what is strange and compelling to me might be repellant to another, but I don't mind that.
When I put together the Nightshade blend, I knew instantly that this was one of the successful ones. It smoothly combined a number of elements, elevated the scents I wanted to feature and produced an evocative perfume that I'm proud to have made.
Not for everyone, Nightshade is heady. It's a late summer's night in Acapulco, a midnight tryst in a winter hothouse or it's the lingering memory of the first time you saw your love. Nightshade is blended to highlight that most beautiful and exotic of scents, tuberose, with a supporting caste of cocoa and black pepper.
Nightshade takes its place with One Fine Summer and Sleepy Lagoon in the current range of Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez's all-natural, vegan eau de parfums.
A new perfume by Shanghai Lil & The Scarlet Fez
I am pleased to release a new fragrance, Nightshade, which will debut at That Dapper Market this coming Saturday. Nightshade is a beautifully rich and mysterious blend of essential oils, absolutes and resins but the shining stars in this all-natural, vegan fragrance are cocoa and tuberose. It is heady and would be described as an 'oriental' with a fine sillage and good staying power. Just in time for winter.
It is always difficult to describe a fragrance, but I can tell you my thoughts on this one. The floral notes are intense and suggest hot-house rather than meadow. It is tropical, but out of season, like an orchid delivered in a white box full of tissue in the dead of winter. It is other-worldly - a visitor from far away, sophisticated and alluring. The cocoa and the resins underlying the floral notes bring warmth and softness, which is the reason why I think Nightshade is more of a cooler season fragrance than one for a summer release.
Come and sample Nightshade at That Dapper Market and say hello!
