Kadamba Soliflore. Single note natural perfume. Neolamarckia cadamba. Kadam, Cadamba, Burflower-tree, Laran, Leichhardt pine. March 2024

Kadamba Soliflore ☽•☾ Single note natural perfume from the flowers of Neolamarckia cadamba a l c h e m y ☽•☾Kadamba, Kadam, Cadamba, Burflower-tree, Laran, Leichhardt pine, an orange pom pom of a flower by any of these names smells so sweet, so powdery, of such ineffable complexity. Like an incense compound of marigold, patchouli, roses, nag champa, kula gardenia, parijat, sandalwood powder and strange spices, all pressed into a hetereogeneous mass that looks different from every angle. It is hard to believe this is the scent of a single flower. It seems to share facets with heliotrope, orris, "amber," the deep red-purple fruit of Jasminum grandiflorum, herbs, tonka, cloves, black cherries and Daphne odora, while eschewing them all. This is a single note natural perfume from the flowers of Neolamarckia cadamba. It comes from several absolutes that I sourced from India and aged from between 1 and 5 years each (and yes, I will be growing my own Neolamarckia cadamba tree from seed here in