New Fragrances

Shantara Reve Etoile and Shaman

10/20/09 05:43:52

By: Sandra Raičević-Petrović

Shantara is a perfume house from Switzerland which prefers high quality essences, nature and environment consciousness, with strong influence of tradition, quality and criterion which they want to push forward with their concept. They have presented a perfume pair so far – edition for women Reve Etoile (Star Dream) launched in 2008 and its masculine companion, Shaman, introduced recently, in 2009.

Each detail of these two perfumes is carefully designed. Ingredients are organic, package does not contain cellophane or materials with negative effect on the environment, and they can be recycled. Producers from the house of Shantara put great effort to set criteria in modern age, while having on mind spiritual values and spirituality brought by the compositions.

Starry sky in dark night - Reve Etoile, is a true fragrant collage, composed of 30 scents from all round the world. Top notes introduce freshness and liveliness with essences of mandarin and pineapple combined with woody notes in charge of depth and opulent nuances from the very beginning. A heart blossoms with rose, geranium and white flowers, with a touch of sweet, spicy ylang-ylang. Base notes rest on balmy, Indian plant Nard Himalayan Jatamansi (spikenard, nard). This fragrant plant blossoms with white and pink flowers, it is used in nutrition and medicine (therapeutic oil in China and India) and it is mentioned twice in Biblical love song Song of Solomon. Nard is combined with patchouli and sandalwood in base notes of Reve Etoile. The fragrance is available as 50 ml EDP.

Design of the flacon represents sacred, cupola-like, polished gem, as a beautifully shaped, clean drop of water which is like spiritual guideline taking us to the sky like spiritual purification. Famous and rewarded calligrapher Jigme Douche worked on flacon design.

The new fragrance for men is Shaman. It arrives in a green flacon shaped like the edition for women. It was introduced in 2009. Its aromas enrich spirit and return you to nature. Top notes bring freshness of lemon and opulence of lavender, along with precious cedar in a heart touched with spicy accords of cloves decorated with ylang-ylang, delicate exotic flower, sweeter than ever. Spiritual journey and search after the essence of life finishes with sage, sandalwood and creamy vanilla.

The fragrance in a green flacon is available as 50 ml EDT. Just like the feminine edition, the fragrance is based on 98% of organic ingredients. The flacon and its outer carton are made of environment-friendly materials. Cellophane is not used.

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