Cardamom Perfumes III

   

La Nuit De L'Homme

La Nuit de L'Homme by Yves Saint Laurent tells a story of intensity, bold sensuality, and seduction that lies half-way between restraint and abandon. Bright, masculine freshness combines with sophistication and nonchalance to create a fresh, yet deep and mysterious scent with notes of Cardamom, Cedar, and Coumarin—a structure of contrasting forces.

Perfumes with Cardamom

                                                                                  

SAFFRON AMBER CARDAMOM

Cardamom, one of the most expensive spices, carries a strong unique taste and intense aroma. A traditional open-flames-drying process lends a smoky flavour to the spice, that has had enjoyed several medicinal and culinary uses.

Cardamom on Perfumes II

       

                                                          
Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men, a fragrance dedicated to the Dolce & Gabbana man: charismatic and seductive, elegant and sophisticated. He loves taking care of himself—he is a bold, modern hedonist who never passes by unobserved. The One for Men was developed by preeminent perfumer Olivier Polge. His masterpiece is a sensual, spicy, oriental fragrance developed on the harmony of tobacco with refined base notes of cardamom, ginger, cedarwood, and citrus spice accord. It is both classic and modern, vibrant and engaging.

Notes: Grapefruit, Coriander, Basil, Cardamom, Ginger, Orange Blossom, Cedar, Tobacco, Ambergris. Style:Confident. Sexy. Refined.

Cardamom Perfumes

Each week we'll be featuring a perfume that utilizes Cardamom as one of its main notes. there are as many perfumes made with cardamom as there are nations in the world, what we want to find out is what role Cardamom plays in every perfume and if you use one of the mentioned fragrances, please share your thoughts, today we'll begin with Finjan, a middle eastern fragrance from the Ayala Moriel House.



                    FINJAN

This perfume is dedicated to the middle-eastern guest welcoming, with dark, sweet and fragrantly spiced Turkish coffee. Turkish coffee is the inspiration for this unique blend of Middle Eastern flowers, spices and sweet balsams.

Famlies: Gourmand, Oriental Spicy

Notes: Balsam Tolu, Blood Orange, Cardamom Cinnamon , Clove Bud, Coffee AbsoluteCoriander, Honey Absolute , Jasmine Grandiflorum Rose Maroc,Sweet Orange.

Cardamom as Fragrance

Cardamom is a well balanced middle note in aromatic, woody and cologne accords and can be used as a top note in spicy accords. A smokey and cool spice, not unlik ginger but certainly with more of a peppery, basil zing.


Used to add a firm and balancing warm spice or an herbacious burst to fragrances. Definitely green in character, but peppery as well. Used in designer fragrances such as Azzaro for Men, Dolce & Gabbana The One for Men and Aromatonic for women. Pairs well with citrus notes, artemisia, and woods.


This magic spice is an ingredient in some Dark Age versions of kyphi, the ancient Egyptian incense that became a medicine, and is often given as a substitute for cinnamon, which is a good match in terms of its strength of warmth, pliny mentions it as an ingredient in the Egyptian perfume called Metopium, and the Romans incorporated into perfumes as well, often combining it with saffron and myrrhm Cardamom is still often found in perfumes, especially "masculine" ones, and it is especially  nice combined with orange, cinammon, cloves, and caraway. 


You can find cardamom in fragrances all the time. It’s in Ormonde Jayne’s “Man” and “Woman,” two of the most gorgeous fragrances out there. Jean-Claude Ellena used it in his India-themed Un Jardin Apres La Mousson of course, but it’s also in his Eau Parfumee au The Vert. It’s in L’Artisan’s Timbuktu and Chanel’s Pour Monsieur, Donna Karan’s Chaos and Malle’s Cologne Bigarade. Basenotes lists 331 scents that use it (and I’m sure there are more).

So what does pure cardamom smell and taste like? Primary research time:

The pod, when chewed, is papery and tough. I can see why it was once used as a toothbrush. The black seeds inside contain the flavor. I chewed some of them and...man. There’s sweetness, quickly eclipsed by bitter lemon rind-like taste. Then comes menthol and camphor, a greenish Eucalyptus, and a slight numbing of the tongue. Smelling the crushed pods and seeds reveals the camphor, and when deeply inhaled it cools the nasal passages.

I left the crushed pods out overnight. Their scent this morning had a fruitiness that wasn’t there initially. It had mellowed, become more aromatic, but without the overwhelming Vicks Vap-O-Rub-like camphor of the just-crushed seeds.

It was Eau Parfumee au The Verte that renewed my interest in fine perfumery, which had been more or less dormant for years prior to that. I had no idea what the ingredients were and no desire to find out then; I just knew I loved the perfume. Smelling it now, with a mortar full of crushed cardamom pods alongside, I think: of course. Cardamom.

Perfumery is where we rediscover the world.

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