Fragrance Family:
Floral

Main Notes:
Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Lemon, Cinnamon, Bulgarian Rose Damescena, Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute, Orange Blossom Absolute, Tuberose, Labdanum, Patchouli, Ambergris, Vanilla, Powdery Sweet Woods

Concentration:
Extrait de Parfum

Occasion:
Luscious, long-lasting and decadent - Golestan is the sun in the height of spring, and is perfect year round. 

Made in Switzerland

Long time fans of Andy Tauer will immediately recognise Golestan, which recalls the gorgeous Sotta La Luna Gardenia which sprinkled moon dust on pristine white petals, and Noontide Petals which shoots ylang-ylang into the heavenly atmosphere. This extrait is lush and huge, a veritable tapestry of flowers made possible in the imagination of a great perfumer. Its inspiration is ornament, a style that layers a dizzying bouquet of tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, and rose to produce a classical symphony of florals. These florals find complement via notes of cinnamon, lemon, patchouli, vanilla, and labdanum, on a fine yet sturdy base of woods and ambergris. Like its predecessors, Golestan exudes and radiates. Florals moving in perfumed space, it is an aromatic and honied pollen-laden cloud that puts everything on display in an endless crescendo. Golestan is warm and paradisal, its immediate impact is ballasted by careful orchestration and a deep understanding of the temperament of each and every natural material. The result is colourful but not outrageous, a busy mosaic with an underlying order.

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"It all started when I visited the Louvre in Paris in 2020. There I stumbled over a section that I never visited before although I was in the Louvre a couple of times. The section was all about Persian empires and history. A revelation!

I was mesmerized by the grandeur, by the statues, and the cultural heritage, spanning more than 5000 years. I began to discover more, reading books and I ended up discovering the palace with the name of Golestan in Teheran in pictures. The palace, also known as the Rose Garden Palace, built in the 16th century, with its ornamental and figurative paintings on tiles, was pure inspiration. Golestan literally translates to city of flowers or garden of flowers.

Although I could not travel to Iran so far, I created a perfume that brings me there. It is an invitation to breathe the perfumed air of a flower garden, in freedom." - Andy Tauer