Zadig and Voltaire’s Tome I La Pureté
I always knew it was going to be a good day when I woke up to the aroma of maple syrup and the tunes of Fleetwood Mac. Happy times in the kitchen with Dad were to follow. Bringing his mastery to the pancake world, he would whip up shapes of Micky Mouse, hearts, and even spell out my name. No matter where I am, when a get a whiff of that candied smell of enchantment, I smile in memory of Papa’s Pancakes and a time of pure innocence. Alas, a new smell arrived under my nose the other day. It was one that exuded the mystery of a place far from earth, mixed with milky blends to bring you a genuine sense of comfort.
Zadig and Voltaire’s new scent, Tome I La Pureté, comes with the story of a fallen angel: a messenger of utopia reinspiring Thomas A’Kempis’ quotation, ‘Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature’. The packaging comes in book-form to represent its literary ode, reminding us that the perfume itself had a life before it evolved into a scent.
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Emma said | 21 May, 2009
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