Ginger Spice. The Sack of Bulbs

Sep 2

2 min read

Updated: Oct 16

Olfactorium

Gleb lowered the heavy sack of tulip bulbs to the ground. For eight autumns he had planted flowers in the city square, always arriving at dawn to finish before passers-by woke up.

October was windy. Leaves raced along the paths, the sky frowned and then flashed with sun, and the soil in the beds was damp and heavy.

That morning Gleb put Ginger Spice on his wrists. Bergamot and lemon flashed fresh and brisk, as if a cool wind had blown in his face, and the work went easily.

By nine ginger and pepper had opened on his skin, warm and prickly. Gleb took off his cap, straightened his back and did not hurry, even though the square was already filling with people.

An elderly neighbour settled on the bench by the flower bed with her newspaper. Two boys from the next courtyard stopped nearby and asked what he was burying.

"You smell so lovely. Brisk, like a wind off the sea," the neighbour said. Gleb smiled, handed each boy a trowel and showed them how deep to set the bulbs.

They worked until noon. By then vetiver and sandalwood remained on his skin, dry and warm. The boys argued about whose tulip would come up first, and Gleb marked out places for them.

The sack was empty. Gleb gave the last bulb to the younger boy, who covered it with soil himself.

How it sounds

The opening is bright and fresh: bergamot, lemon, bitter orange and mandarin give a juicy citrus splash, cool and invigorating.

At the heart ginger opens, fresh and prickly. Pepper tickles finely and sharply, clove and cardamom warm it, coriander adds a warm bready note, and neroli brings a light floral shade.

In the base vetiver sounds dry and sunny, sandalwood gives soft wood, and amber leaves a warm trail on the skin.

What makes it special

Ginger Spice belongs to the Olfactorium collection. It conveys a fresh wind from the east: pepper and ginger take over from the citrus and become a prickly wind carrying the scent of spices dried on a wooden table. It is a citrus spicy unisex fragrance for spring and autumn.

MyCharm writes: "It is a real burst of freshness that paints the world orange and makes you want to live." Kosmetista calls it "a warm, truly sunny fragrance".

A reviewer describes how it opens with an energetic citrus chord and then calms down: "Overall the composition is calm, cool, clean, fresh… Elegant, mysterious, soothing, thoughtful and intellectual."

People wear it for energy: when they want a fresh wind, a sunny mood and warm spices all day long.