Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur Eau de Parfum 100 ml is a unisex oriental perfume. Soft clouds of fiery copal swirling over Tulum inspire a beach scent like no other. Mayan incense rising from centuries-old temples. Lashes of sea spray and jungle breezes dove the jaguar is nesting. Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur Eau de Parfum 100 ml exudes the spiritual and lush vibrations of sacred Tulum. The Mayan incense copal is the muse of Copal Azur, brought to life by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour in 2014, also the author of the first perfume of Aedes de Venustas, Signature. Incense is an olfactory thread that runs through much of the collection. Aedes de Venustas. This age-old burnt offering to the gods is at the origin of perfumery, since the word "perfume" itself comes from the Latin per fumo, which translates to "through smoke." Chi better than Duchaufour could have brought incense from the church to the jungle by the sea? Very similar to frankincense, copal, whose name means "incense" in Nahuatl, can be extracted from a variety of trees native to Central and South America. Like frankincense in Ancient Egypt or Greece, it was burned by the Mayans and Aztecs to "feed" the gods. It is still used today in Mexico for spiritual purposes. Since copal resin cannot be used as a perfume ingredient, three different extractions of incense are used to evoke it from top to base notes, making up an extravagant 30% of the formula. The co-founder of Aedes de Venustas, Karl Bradl was drawn to its scent while cycling along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through copal-filled air towards the nature reserve of Sian Kaâ'an, which translates as "Gateway to Heaven." Just as the Mayan citadel looms over the lush beach paradise of Tulum, a steep, mineral cliff of frankincense dominates the olfactory landscape of Copal Azur. Ozone and salt notes recall the Caribbean Sea and the local cenotes, the underground freshwater pools that dot the Yucatan Peninsula. A flash of green evokes the lush jungles of Mexico, cardamom peeks through the damp, woody undergrowth of patchouli and myrrh, while a touch of almond-scented tonka bean and amber, for the Jaguar God of Earthly Fire, reference the roundness of copal and the burning of its embers. Copal Azur is hypnotic, spiritual and powerful, a wildly transporting perfume with an iconoclastic expression of incense at its heart.
