Amelia Earhart's  Aviator License

Elise Pearlstine of Tambela (also Sr Contributor at ÇaFleureBon with her educational and in-depth Notes in Perfumery) has released a long awaited new perfume named Aerheart.  While sitting down to compose a scent based on dragon skin, a different kind of fire took over, and the inspiration of Amelia Earhart took flight. The soft, dry leather perfume speaks of cracked passport cases and moleskin journals kept in waiting for the next person to discover its historical mysteries.

Amelia Earhart poses in front of the plane in which she completed her solo flight across the Atlantic, May 21, 1932, Derry, Ireland.

Aerheart opens the way a South African morning might, with geranium, jasmines and tuberose heavy with humidity already burning off as the hot ground pushes aromatic earth in to the air.  Cassie keeps both an antiquated floral and requisite spice the center of the story, as well as providing a soft brushed leather facet- a current incarnation of a woman whose zest for life is reflected in her occupation as well as her perfume.

Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E NR16020 in Africa. 

“Courage is the price life exacts for granting peace,” said the brave Amelia Earhart, and it is both bold in composition and soothing upon perception this accord Elise has woven with hyraceum, oud and cardamom.  Hyraceum is the fossilized waste of the Hyrax (a small, rodent looking mammal) which can be thousands of years old.  Collection of the material is cruelty-free and used in similar capacities to civet or musk.  Elise tinctures the material herself, softly eliciting the literal scent of Africa (it is also called African Stone, and provides much to the perfume of the continent.)  Often describing the beauty of the journey as much worth the travel as fame or fortune, Amelia Earhart  could be speaking to the vast, desolate beauty of the base accord in Aerheart.  We are given access to an overview of the arid and animal, all from a distance which gives full perspective of the ingredients without ever letting one move outside its natural habitat or overwhelm the wearer. As plots of land seem well ordered, a patterned quilt of ground from the air– Aerheart is a flight across seas of sand if for no other reason than to bask in its warm sensual experience.

Amelia Earhart with Bi-Plane June 14, 1928

Rare footage of Amelia Earhart filmed at Burbank Airport was discovered yesterday June 9, 2015. *It is believed to be the last recording before she and Frederick Noonan were reported missing near Howland Island in The Pacific July 2,1937 (via mashable)

Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan pose with a map of the South Pacific

With any journey there is the spark and flame of the unexpected, which flare up like momentary smoke from an engine from black pepper, rosemary and the ever surprising mate, which is well suited to bridge and brighten our nomadic journey.  As a well traveled sojourner herself, Elise offers us a leather aroma, born of adventures past and giving permission to adventures future, all wrapped in a soft suede aromatic similar to medicine bag for the high flying spirit within us all.

Notes: Black Pepper, Rosemary, Geranium, Cassie Absolute, Jasmines, Tuberose, Hyraceum, Oud, Styrax, Cardamom Absolute, Mate, Labdanum

-Einsof, Nautral Perfume Editor

(my sample was provided by Tambela for review.)

Editor's Note: The title of the draw is from  the book Last Flight, published in 1996 that excerpts Amelia Earhart's diary. *Soon to be released will be an e-book called Amelia Earhart's Last Photo Shoot, which is long forgotten footage purported to have been taken before her last flight. Aerhart debuted at FRAGments May 30, 2015

Elise Pearlstine and Tambela invite you to take your own flight of fancy with a 7mL draw for a registered US reader. To be eligible please leave a comment with what appeals to you about Aerheart (which debuted at FRAGments 2015) and what you admire most about  Amelia Earhart. Draw closes  June 13, 2015.

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