Perfume Review: Sharini Parfums Naturels Santal Blanc and Rose Blanche (Nicholas Jennings) + Les Nabis Draw

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Nicolas Jennings (Photo Sharini Parfums)  

Sharini Parfums celebrated their 10th year of natural and organic perfume perfection last year. Nicholas Jennings, an artist or mad man vision, is the perfumer and creator of the line.

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Sharini Parfums Naturals Rose Blanche Santal Blanc with wood stoppers

From his wooden organ in the South of France, he creates visionary perfume, capped with wood themselves; an almost extension of the workspace sacred to the process of perfume.  Sacred wood is the definition of sandalwood, and sandalwood is the canvas on which Sharini Parfums reflects back two gorgeous examples of Jennings work.                                                 

 

Sharini Parfums is located at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert  Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillonin Southern France

Santal Blanc and Rose Blanche are olfactory extensions of this place where Nicholas brings his dreams to liquid fruition. Each are perfume projections onto a “blanc” screen of sandalwood- much like movies are projected onto a white screen. The guazey wooden backdrop is to serve the other notes and give hermetic seal for the viewing of such movement.  Both contain a sandalwood hydrosol aspect- a sheer and watered version of the classic ingredient.

Jean Pierre Cassigneul, De ma fenêtre, 1978

Jean Pierre Cassigneul, De ma fenêtre, 1978

Santal Blanc is a study in sandalwood drying in the sunshine, for its top notes are a moment of almost fruited wet sandalwood before a morning sun heats the collected oil and floral water off of citrus while shining on the fresh shaved wood. An herbal background, including clary sage, colognesque cypress and petitgrain gives support to the idea of being outside, the world in its full greenery.  As the sandalwood starts to shift, to dry, there is the sense of a resin being exuded; anise powdered vetiver and cistus. In the final dry down, a very smooth sandalwood mingles with copaiba to produce an almost dark floral aspect reflecting the idea our sandalwood is entering a bramble filled night. Notes: Bergamot, mandarin, cypress, petitgrain, clary sage, ylang, star anise, vetiver, copaiba, cistus and sandalwood.

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, Dans la Roseraie, 1975

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, Dans la Roseraie, 1975

Rose Blanche opens with white trellis sandalwood with an entwined greenery blooming with multiple roses- thanks to an accord of white and damask roses. Floating atop an almost lactonic note, our white screen “blanc” effect again, green lemon and palmarosa boost the rose to an almost fruited level. The longevity of this inside the bud heart is deliriously extensive.

Jean Pierre  Cassigneul Roses Tree Noii

Jean Pierre  Cassigneul Roses Tree Noii

Green wooden notes are evident, and it lends to the image of a freshly cut garden rose- not the thorn and aroma castrated flower shop variety. Iris and Gurjan cedar ease the precious flower into dry down; offering the touch of spring and of the top notes sprinkled like fallen petals onto the ground.  Cabrueva, benzoin and sandalwood give thorny stem perfection to a bouquet of roses. This rose feature playing out on our theme of sandalwood theater- two blockbusters in the genre of “Film Blanc”. 

Notes: Green lemon, bergamot, pink pepper, grapefruit, white rose, damask rose, palmarosa, iris, benzoin, Gurjan cedar and cabrueva.

-Einsof, Natural Perfume Editor

(disclosure: my samples were provided by Sharini Parfums for review.)

Sharini Parfums is a  certified perfumer with the Natural Perfumer’s Guild.

 Art Direction: This was difficult image wise as Einsof painted such a clear vision of sandalwood as  theater painted on white movie screens, I used the art of Jean Pierre Cassigneul  who began painting in the 1950s using a bright palette and portrayed nature interaction with women.The paintings have a Japanesque wood block style,  He was influenced by The Post-Impressionist group called Les Nabis began painting in the 1890s. Les Nabis means “the prophets” in Hebrew.-Michelyn

 

We have a draw in the USA, EU and Canada for two samplesSantal Blanc and Rose Blanche for a a Registered CaFleureBon reader. To be eligible please leave a comment with what you enjoyed about Einsof’s review, which appeals to you and where you live. Draw closes 7/18/2016

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23 comments

  • I’m delighted to see Nick and his gorgeous studio featured on CFB. His process of “projecting” onto sandalwood is quite visionary, and Einsof’s review captures the beauty.

  • Very nice review. I very liked to read it. So interesting. I think I would prefer Rose Blanche, but both sounds really nice. Thank you for the draw. I live in Europe.

  • Robert H. says:

    How wonderful to read about and learn of another perfumer using natural ingredients! And the Languedoc, talk about inspiration! Gorgeous region! The rose speaks right to me…well…. Rose! In the USA

  • I love sandalwood, and it’s so hard to do synthetically! Santal Blanc sounds so exotic and feminine. The petigrain sounds like a really interesting counterpoint. Also, I love the artwork in this review! Thanks for the draw – I’m in Canada.

  • I have never heard of Sharini thank you as I love natural perfumes and imagine the south of France and the beauty there
    Rose Blanche sounds wonderful fruity and with sandalwood
    Sacred wood and real !
    Please enter me

  • fazalcheema says:

    it looks like a nice sandalwood creation with green elements. Rose Blache seems appealing. I am in the US.

  • I love white roses but the roses I can usually smell in perfumes are more red and heavy. I can’t wait to try this one. Santal Blanc also sounds delicious. thanks for the draw, I am in the EU.

  • Wow, another natural perfume brand and so many promising fragrances! I think I’d like both. I experience sandalwood as very soothing and energetic at the same time, and I’m very curious about this “almost lactonic note” (whatever that means) of whiteness in Rose Blanche.

    Lovely review! Thank you! I live in the EU.

  • Two new fragrances that have a real chance to become one of my favourites: I am a fan of all forms of sandalwood and Rose blanche with green wooden notes sounds great too. I would love to test both of them. EU here.

  • Miss Almond says:

    I liked the review very much. Sandalwood is among my favorite notes, and paired with white rose must be a real magic in the bottle. Thanks for the review and the draw. I am in the EU.

  • Sandalwood drying in the sunshine sounds very promising. I know only one Santal Blanc so far, the one by Serge Lutens, which is a little too heavy for me. I hop this one will be lighter and brighter. I also like the description of the Rose Blanche: “the image of a freshly cut garden rose- not the thorn and aroma castrated flower shop variety”. This must smell great. I am in the EU.

  • I have never tried any fragrance from Sharini parfums, and Einsof’s review make me very eager to do it. These pretty simple bottles with so simple (and sophisticated) stoppers made from wood, and I love the description of what’s inside: “sandalwood drying in the sunshine”, “white trellis sandalwood with an entwined greenery blooming with multiple roses- thanks to an accord of white and damask roses”… I’d love to get the samples. I live in the EU and thank you for the draw.

  • I have been once in Saint Guilhem le Desert in the Languedoc region, it is a wonderful village with a romanesque church , I loved it so much! I didn’t know there was a perfumist there, for sure I am going to visit next time I visit the region. En plus, I love sandalwood and rose…. I even use both as essential oils for my rutine face care (diluted in almond oil);) Curious about this brand , I would like to try 😀
    I live in EU (Spain)

  • teresa310 says:

    I love the paintings, they not only speak to my heart, but I would like to have them on my wall. They have so much peace and brightness about them, I can’t stop staring at them. The bottles look as fantastic. Ah, white rose, I have to have it! Sandalwood also seem to be very nice. Great, vivid and helpful review, thank you Einsof!

    (EU)

  • echinacea says:

    The bottles look great. And there is so much passion and fascination in Einsof’s review that it is visible that these fragrances are really unique. I love natural perfumes and their energy. I also love white roses, quite unnecessarily associated mainly with weddings and funerals. I’d love to have a white rose fragrance when the rose is _white_ not only in the name. Thanks for the review. I am in the EU.

  • Rose Blanche sounds so exquisite, I wonder how it’s possible that I haven’t heard of this scent and of Sharini Parfums before? If I don’t win, first thing I do is ordering the samples. I am in the EU. Thank you for the review.

  • It’s always exciting to read about the natural perfume house that is unknown to me. I have not tried Sharini’s perfumes yet. Both perfumes in Einsof’s review are alluring. Sandalwood is among my favorite notes in perfumery. I would like to try what Mr. Jennings creates on the watered /hydrosol sandalwood’s fragrant canvas. Both perfumes contain beautiful notes. I’m in the EU, Croatia. Thank you.

  • Natural sandalwood is such a gorgeous scent. I would love to try these two different takes on it. They both sound so lush and romantic. They both sound wonderful, but if I had to choose I would go for Rose Blanche. I love roses in perfume, so I can’t say no! I live in Canada. Thanks for the draw.

  • I love sandalwood and rose scents, so I would love to try either one. I have never heard of this natural perfumer, and was very interested to read about him. The paintings are exquisite. I live in the USA

  • cinnamon tree says:

    Wow, the caps are made of real, unpolished wood! I love it. So natural
    inside and outside. Fingers crossed to win the samples, but I will also
    have to have a full bottle of this beauty.And this sounds like a true
    poetry: “sandalwood drying in the sunshine, for its top notes are a moment
    of almost fruited wet sandalwood before a morning sun heats the collected oil and floral water off of citrus while shining on the fresh shaved wood. An herbal background, including clary sage, colognesque cypress and petitgrain gives support to the idea of being outside, the world in its full greenery. As the sandalwood starts to shift, to dry, there is the sense of a resin being exuded; anise powdered vetiver and cistus. In the final dry
    down, a very smooth sandalwood mingles with copaiba to produce an almost dark floral aspect reflecting the idea our sandalwood is entering a bramble filled night”. I want it! EU here.

  • Einsof always manages to capture through his visionary descriptions the beauty of a new perfume creation and this review is another bright example, which I truly enjoyed reading!
    I would love to experience Rose Blanche.
    Thank you for the lovely review and draw.
    I am a registered reader living in EU.

  • Diana Devlin says:

    I’ve never heard of Sharini Naturals but both of these scents sound so pretty. I love sandalwood notes. If I had to choose, it would be Rose Blanc.
    I live in the U .S.