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Explore your India
01 October 2014
India's beginnings are shrouded in the mists of antiquity, its earliest history known only through legend. Yet the modern reality pulses with vibrant life and youth. Each encounter with the country's rich cultural heritage leaves one breathless and yearning for more...
This diversity has inspired Neela
Vermeire to create and dedicate her first fragrances to India – her
native country – while living and
working in Paris, her adopted city and
perfume capital of the world.
Neela’s background may not have any direct connection to perfumes but her
formative years in India have had a great and lasting impact on her
“olfactory development”.
Neela’s main sources of inspiration
are memories of her childhood in
India and many travels to visit her family there. Neela herself is proof that, though one may wander far and live in vastly different places, the fascination of India can never be left behind!
Neela’s love for art and fragrances was fostered in her early years by her
family and this project stems from an intimacy with the the great historic
periods of India gained through her
lifelong journey. Each fragrance, like each period, is unique yet totally
connected. Each pays tribute based on the olfactory inspiration from various
sources such as Indian spirituality,
history, the amazing landscape, the peaceful Himalayas, the trips to hill
stations and sea ports, the arts, the
varied architecture, the amazing food, music, cinema and vivid colours
of India.
To develop her India-inspired
fragrances, Neela was delighted
to work with the famous French
perfumer and admirer of India,
Bertrand Duchaufour.
Bertrand is a true artist who seamlessly
blends natural raw materials and
synthetics of the highest quality to
create a sublime sensory experience.
He is considered by many one of the greatest contemporary noses. Bertrand began his perfumer career in 1985, working for Florasynth Group in Grasse.
A master perfumer, his creative process follows two fundamental principles:
Firstly, he believes that balance is achieved when opposites attract,
like yin and yang.
Secondly, he asserts that nothing is
lost nor is created; everything is
transformed.
He distorts and deconstructs nature, playing with contrasts such as vegetal and animal notes. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with L’Artisan Parfumeur with brilliant results.
He has also created fragrances for
several other brands such as:,
Penhaligon’s, Amouage, Comme des
Garcons, Givenchy, Christian Dior,
ST Dupont, The Different Company, MDCI Parfums, and Marc Atlan, among others.
Read more about Neela's and Bertrand's amazing creations here.
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