Mandragore (for women and men)

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Mandragore is a legendary plant from South Europe. Jews believe that it gives women fertility, while Arabs call it devil’s apple. Its name contains two Greek words and denotes a ‘plant dangerous for cattle’. Mandragore was used in bewitchment, and it was believed that it was not safe for an unprotected person to pluck out its root. You had to take a dog with you, tie it for the plant and pluck it out by the poor animal’s help, which would die in a few moments because of strong magic. In this case the person will not die of fatal cry of the plant, which screams of pain while being pluck out of land. It was believed that mandragore was growing in places where a killer had been hanged. Deep root of mandragore has a very unusual shape. It is often divided and then it reminds of human body, which is why it used to be shown in shape of man or woman. Its round fruit reminds of an apple and has a similar scent. Mandragore was used against pain, as an anaesthetic, since it is a very strong narcotic. It was believed it could cause madness when used in larger amounts. Mandragore leaves are not so poisonous as its root. This mysterious plant scared people with its shape and attracted with its power, as a symbol of unbelievable strength and vitality. Its fragrance and even more its legendary glory inspired Annick Goutal’s daughter, Camille Goutal, to create, together with the house’s perfumer, Isabelle Doyen, the mysterious fragrance Mandragore. Its fresh, woody, elegant composition unites masculinity and femininity in mysterious harmony, just like mandragore’s root can have shape of either male of female body. This unisex fragrance has different bottles: the one for women has a ribbon, the one for male is square-shaped with a tall top, traditional for Annick Goutal. This masterpiece of modern magic fascinates from its very opening, which is fresh and light and proves that even spices can be limpid and light. Warm thinness of pepper, grassy accords of mint and sage and aromatic note of star annis join boxwood and fragrancy roots – ginger and mandragore. Even though mandragore was born in dark legends, it is certainly not dark, but carries a scent of nostalgic, positive forest, with its clean air, warm land, plants and trees, where little fairies live. Mandragore is a wonderful example of tradition of poetic fragrances, which was not interrupted after Annick Goutal’s death.

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Fragrance Reviews:

jeca

This perfume is unusual, earthy, rooty, but light, very comforting.

10/07/07 01:28:39