Azalai
Eau de Parfum
Azalai is a caravan route through the Ténéré region of the Sahara Desert where camel trains have carried salt and gold for a thousand years. Along the route stood a single acacia tree, the only living thing in a sea of sand. This was the world’s most isolated tree, 150 km from all others.
This acacia, simply called “The Tree of Ténéré”, was the last surviving plant from a time when the desert was less parched than it is today, thanks to its roots reaching deep into a water pocket, an underground basin hidden more than 30 meters beneath the desert. It is easy to understand that the Tuareg caravanners, themselves specialists in desert survival, held the tree and its astonishing resilience in high esteem. Breaking off its branches for firewood or letting the camels eat its leaves was considered blasphemy.
This loneliest tree in the world was one of the few landmarks along the Azalai, a sacred testament to the resilience of life that guided caravans for centuries. Despite this fact and the fact that it was the only obstacle for miles, in 1973 a truck driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel while drunk crashed into the tree, destroying it.
The fragrance is initially an olfactory impression of gold, with the radiant warmth of saffron and blood orange and the shiny, luxurious musk Velvione (a scent described as pressing your nose to a newborn’s scalp). Gum arabic, a syrup made from acacia sap, provides sugary sweetness balanced by salty amber and frankincense. A hint of mint tea and dried fruit pays homage to the Tuareg caravan riders.
Often bought together:
Blood orange, mint
Saffron, dried fruits
Amber, Gum Arabic, Frankincense, Velvione
Soft Amber Fruity
Thomas Hempel
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