Starlight Sesame

From Scent Trunk
Starlight Sesame is a celebration of the festival of 'Sankrant’ in India, which marks the Sun’s transit from Sagittarius to Capricorn. The scent opens with bergamot and narcissus petals. Sesame CO2 is suspended on a pillow of tonka. A jaggery (raw sugar) accord with the glow of labdanum and honey envelopes you with a gentle hug-like a bright sun in the wintery season.

From Perfumer Anjali Vandemark
For me, sesame is synonymous with Sankrant, a joyous festival held each January. It is celebrated with bonfires, with flying kites, and with song and dance. Traditionally, on this day, sweets made with sesame and jaggery (raw sugar) are shared with one and all. Smiles abound. My composition paints a picture of Sesame, a symbol of abundance, warmth, and joy.

Perfumer
Anjali Vandemark

Ingredient Focus
Sesame

Provenance
Maharashtra, India

Notes
nutmeg E.O., black pepper E.O., bergamot, tonka, heliotrope, sesame CO2, honey, tobacco absolute, labdanum absolute, oakmoss, fir balsam, narcissus, jaggery (raw sugar) accord

FYI
Part of Scent Trunk's ORIGINAL EDITIONS, a collection of fragrances featuring collaborations with perfumers who are given a fragrance brief for their commissions inspired by a Scent Trunk annual theme, seasonal focus ingredients, geographic provenance of the highlighted material, and/or color palette.