EXISTENCE: the serenity of endlessness

If Decision is a sharp beam of enlightenment, then Existence is the complete absence of lines, edges or angles: a space where the notion of material territories is non-existent. This evocation of endlessness is achieved primarily through a heart-breaking lily of the valley note. Fashioned by Bisch into an entity that is suitably delicate and fragile, it is also possessed of a remarkable expansiveness, thanks to the addition of tender Frankincense.

As the scent develops, its embrace of the infinite becomes increasingly all-encompassing. An Aldehyde note enhances the impression of pristine whiteness. A Rose facet introduces a suggestion of living, breathing physicality. And the use of Benzoin in the base conveys the idea that this landscape is firmly rooted to the complicated reality of the earth. As though placing us in the position of the figure in Friedrich’s Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog – a painting which formed part of Salmon’s inspiration for this perfume – Existence is suspended within life itself. It is both out of time and entirely at one with it.

Bright, sincere and emotive, Existence captures the incomprehensible vastness of the infinite, with all of its life-affirming optimism.   

Ageing: Maturation: 2 weeks
             Maceration: 2 weeks