NOBILE 1942 Malìa Parfum Extrait 75 ml We are at the end of the 16th century: in the midst of the Counter-Reformation era, in a small village in lower Piedmont dove The authority of the Church is at the height of its power, which extends everywhere and influences consciences. Every possible deviation from common behavior and imposed rules is misjudged. A girl of extraordinary beauty is singled out for her rebellious temperament, for her disregard for common opinion, and perhaps for the envy and fear that her charm arouses. Her soft body, that way of observing others, her curiosity about the world, her swagger attract and frighten. The attempts of her loved ones to defend her and the lack of concrete evidence are of no avail: the girl has no intention of bending, invoking a forgiveness that she does not feel she must ask for. The purifying pyre awaits her, and, paradoxically, only the executioner will show her solidarity, offering her a substance that renders her unconscious at the crucial moment. A narcotic substance like her penetrating and sensual gaze capable of intoxicating chi he passes by her and is subjected to her spell. “…And that uncontrollable explosion of hatred, on the part of individuals who until a few days before didn’t even know she existed and now wanted her blood, her entrails, were demanding to kill her themselves, right there and then and with their own hands... Was there perhaps a sense, a reason in all this? And if there wasn’t, why did it happen? Here, she thought: I’m here, and I don’t know why I’m here; they’re screaming, and they don’t know why they’re screaming. It seemed to her that she was finally understanding something about life: a senseless energy, a monstrous disease that shakes the world and the very substance things are made of […] Even the much-celebrated intelligence of man was nothing more than seeing and not seeing, telling oneself vain stories more fragile than a dream: justice, the law, God, hell...” [“La Chimera” by S.Vassalli] Because to not care about the rules, you need great charisma, great character, great inner freedom. Top Notes: (narcotic effect), mandarin, velvety fruit notes, pink peppercorns, marjoram. Heart Notes: Osmanthus, rose, tobacco flowers, black pepper. Base Notes: Vetiver, patchouli, benzoin, oak moss, musky notes. “The “magic” is the mysterious ability to trap a prey by operating a sort of occult persuasion, not necessarily by the work of real magic. Looking at the past with the rational eyes of the present, no one believes that witches were really concubines of the devil in exchange for magical powers. But it is nevertheless fascinating to think that these women were really capable of performing acts of magic. A woman has a thousand tools to be seductive: clothes, accessories, makeup... But perfume is something impalpable that can silently enter our nose, to work an unconscious magic in our brain and make us imagine something that goes beyond what we see. I imagined the perfume of an innocent and modern witch, of a woman who seduces with a candid smile, while with a barely visible look she makes us imagine a complex, profound, expert and disturbing personality. A woman who plays at being a child, but who draws strength from the earth to stun her prey. I chose an unusual flower, with a dual nature: refreshing, but sweet; delicate, but inebriating. I dressed it with spices and aromatic plants and gave it body with a structure that speaks of a strong-willed woman. But I also wanted to remember that sometimes a person can trap us simply with a look that leaves in our imagination the scent of a narcotic substance….” (Antonio Alessandria) Extrait 75 ml
