Name: Aleksandr
Brand: Arquiste
Price: 205.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Top Notes

Neroli
Aldehydes
Iced vodka accord
Birch leaves
Heart Notes

Violet leaf
Orris
Cognac
Russian leather accord
Base Notes

Fir balsam
Birch tar
Oakmoss
Animalic musk accord

Intro

19th century Russian chic: The scent of violet on a gentleman's neck, the bear fur coat and leather boots, the birch and fir trees in the forest clearing. ALEKSANDR is a sophisticated violet leather fragrance for both men and women. Based on the account of Aleksandr Pushkin's duel in 1837 St. Petersburg, Russia. With notes of: Neroli, violet leaf, fir balsam and a Russian leather accord.

100 ml / 3.4 fl oz. Eau de Parfum
History

January 1837, St. Petersburg, Russia. On a frosty winter afternoon, a fiery gentleman finishes his toilette by dabbing on a preparation of Neroli and Violet. He draws down his cuffs, dons a heavy fur and strides out in polished leather boots. As he rides off on his sledge, the woody scent of Fir fills the air. Beyond the snow-laden trees, on a clearing bathed in amber light, his fateful duel awaits.

Description

Taking you through the account of a fiery gentlemen’s duel in a forest outside St. Petersburg. A scent that travels, like a bullet in the air, from a cold exterior to a warm heart. Leathery, sophisticated & warm.

Eau de Parfum. Large 100 ml / 3.4 fl oz. bottle of the highest Italian quality with our signature ‘A’ engraved metal cap, as well as the newest technology for an invisible spray tube.

More

- Alexander Pushkin, the Great Russian author, was married to a great beauty named Natalie Gonchareva. Among her admirers was George d’Anthès, a young French officer. Their constant flirtation infuriated Pushkin and provoked the imminent duel. Wounded by d’Anthès, Pushkin perished two days later.
- Aleksandr takes you through the fateful day of the duel: from the gentleman’s toilette, through a sleigh-ride in the cold winter air and into the heady forests outside St. Petersburg…It travels, like a bullet in the air, from a cold shot of vodka to a warm fiery heart.
- In his novel Eugene Onegin, Pushkin described the dressing cabinet of a 19th century Russian gentleman filled with crystal perfume bottles, amber pipes from Turkey, silver grooming utensils and other costly merchandise from France and England.

Bio

– Trueman, John, The Romantic Story of Scent , Aldus/Jupiter Books, London, 1975.
– Genders, Roy, Perfume through the Ages , G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1972.
– Pillivuyt, Ghislaine Histoire Du Parfum – De L Égypte Au Xixe Siècle: Collection De La Parfumerie Fragonard , Denoël Editions, 1988.
– Classen, Constance, Howes, David & Synnott Anthony, Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell , London; New York: Routledge, 1994.

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