ELECTIMUSS
PERSEPHONE’S PATCHOULI

2022

PERFUMER
Christian Provenzano

cardamom
plum
pomegranate

patchouli
jasmine
bulgarian rose

honey
sandalwood
cedarwood
ambergris

‘This delightful woody amber perfume enters with a fresh and elegant cardamom, lightly laced with plum and pomegranate before opening into a heart of Egyptian jasmine, a fresh, aromatic, clean patchouli and a tint of rose. The light woods of sandalwood and cedar combined with a light musk and amber notes make this a light, sensuous and very versatile scent. INSPIRATION
The fresh faced natural beauty of Persephone was free from artifice or evil, her sweet nature and purity of soul was adored by gods, goddesses and humankind. Her playground and purpose was nature, symbolic of spring and summer, she was associated with flowers, harvest, fruit, grain and the beauty and bounty of nature. This perfume was created with Patchouli of the Underworld as a pair. Two perfumers explore the central note of Patchouli through two lenses of the same story: that of Pluto and his Queen Persephone.’ – Electimuss

Persephone’s Patchouli was a huge surprise on first sniff for me. I like patchouli in fragrances, but I don’t often love full-on patchouli fragrances. Straight from the first moment Persephone’s Patchouli is milky, fresh, very floral, but definitely with that earthy, almost muddy patchouli lurking underneath.

When I hone in on the muddiness, I start liking it less, but when smelling it in the air, it’s bright and playful. A slight hint of fruitiness, a lot of rose, a subtle sweetness, it has a bit of everything, but more subtle than other Electimuss fragrances that I’ve tried.

It grows a bit green for my taste and as mentioned, when smelled up close, it goes a bit too far into the patchouli, but overall this is a really nice and rather unique release.