Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements – Tombstone
Perfumed by:
Douglas Smythe
Starting my Spring scents on Saturday with PAA Tombstone. The aftershave/cologne hydrosol is handmade from White Lady Banksia Roses from the World’s Largest Rose Tree in Tombstone, Arizona. The scent is a slightly Sweet Powdery Rose, Saddle Leather, Gun Smoke, a hint of Aromatic Tobacco that is faint and the Geranium helps put some age and maturity on the scent to date it properly for the era it is trying to place itself in. This one is using classic perfume making and does a pretty good job of making something wearable without getting too artsy about it.
White Lady Banksia Rose – Rose Tree Museum
The White Lady Banksia Rose (R. banksiae alba-elena) is considered the first form of R. banksiae. It was discovered in China by William Kerr (approx. 1807). He brought it from the Canton garden to London on behalf of the Royal Horticulture Society. The rose was named for Lady Sarah Banks, the…
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