Neela Vermeire's line: Trayee, Mohur, Bombay Bling (2/2)
In India, contrasts are
very obvious: human misery goes hand in hand with spirituality, wildest modernity with traditions, the most glittering
glamour with a primitive spirit still breathing in a luscious nature.
It's hard to stick to reality and accept that country as
it is, the urge to take refuge in the place that we had dreamed of
and wanted to visit is strong. That place, however, only exists
within us, it's not a real place. Many India-inspired scents speak of
an unreal, imaginal India, a magical place of spirit. I like Neela's
three, instead, because I find there a truth, a humanity that I
didn't expect: they don't tell a dreamed-of India, but a true, daily
one.
"Trayee" tells
of India during the Vedic era, and you can lamost see saints praying
ontop of snowy mountains, rivers swelling with the monsoon, temples
consecrated to Shiva.
"Mohur" tells
the fascinating India during the Mogul/British Raj era, a period
characterized by contrasts between ancient traditions and modernity
brought by English settlers: it speaks of colorful weddings, majestic
monuments, enormous trees laden with ripe fruits of leather
harnesses for the Pole.
“Bombay Bling”
returns the most modern India, that of the skyscrapers, of Bollywood,
the beautiful actresses dressed in colorful saris, the trendy
nightclubs, the neon signs.
About fragrances
themself, I find Trayee an extremely stilish scent smelling dry,
balsamic, austere, and somehow even spiritual, featuring a note of
spicy vetiver -cold and very intriguing- I loved at first sniff.
Mohur is an exquisite,
velvety composition based on Turkish rose, spices and woods that
reminded me of rosewater-and-sugar delicacies called “Turkish
Delight”; I would love it on a charming, handsome man.
Bombay Bling is a
fruity-floral, sumptuous of frangipani, gardenia, rose and jasmine;
bubbly, outgoing, glamorous, filled to the brim of “joie de
vivre”... absolutely prohibited for the faint of heart, for the
strong "push" it gives.
If, as I wrote above,
everything in India is contrast, these three fragrances tell how the
contrasts can dissolve into one another to create some sort of
harmony; dissonant but joyful, lively, cheerful, energetic with at
its base, a spiritual truth enabling this joy to surface even when
daily life is difficult and troubled. Bravo!
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