The use of tea by perfumers is nothing new, and over time we have had the pleasure of witnessing numerous collaborations, each more enticing than the last, come to flourish.
STATE OF MIND is a niche perfume and scented tea house, founded by Catherine Laskine-Balandina in 2017, with the singular concept of harmoniously uniting the pleasures and well-being offered by fine perfumery and tea.
Each of their fragrances comes in a complete, perfectly harmonious range: exceptional tea blends, scented candles, and home fragrance diffusers — to be chosen according to your personality or your state of mind.
Tea, like perfume, has the ability to make a person more radiant, to energise them, or to soothe them. It encourages inner discovery and awakens the creative senses. Both tea and perfume evoke emotions that shape our thoughts.
STATE OF MIND | MODERN NOMAD Eau de Parfum
MODERN NOMAD by STATE OF MIND is a woody leather unisex fragrance — for both men and women — launched in 2017 and created by Karine Dubreuil.
It is presented here in its Eau de Parfum purse spray format with a 20ml capacity. A black and gold flacon — understated, modern, and elegant — with a twist-open mechanism, accompanied by a velvet pouch with carefully considered detailing and a small gold funnel for refilling.
OLFACTIVE NOTES
Top Notes: Smoked Hojicha Tea – Rose – Yunnan Tea
Heart Notes: Plum – Amber – Patchouli
Base Notes: Leather – Oud – Vanilla
MODERN NOMAD opens with an elegant rose — its fresh, delicately sweet petals intertwining with the subtly smoky tones of Hojicha and Yunnan teas. A take-off of great finesse, soft and floral, that gradually warms in the heart with a gourmand, sweet, velvety plum bearing ultra-feminine floral and liqueur-like facets, joined by an intoxicating accord of amber and patchouli.
Finally, MODERN NOMAD wraps itself in leather, oud, and vanilla, lending this juice a refined, sensual, opulent, captivating, and absolutely addictive oriental sillage.
Often, when I choose a perfume from a catalogue, I take risks — but as I have said before, "to be passionate is to know how to venture into unknown territory at times," and it is often in this way that I make my most beautiful olfactory discoveries: the most original ones, those that truly stand out from the crowd of commercial fragrances riding the same wave.
Intense, dark, smouldering, suave, hypnotic: a journey for all the senses, redolent with woody, smoky, leathery, and faintly sweet notes. The magic worked on me from the very first moments… Spraying it, I was instantly transported to those warm, oriental lands where mystery and sensuality linger in the air, where I feel so utterly at ease. MODERN NOMAD has now become one with my skin; it is me — and for me, this fragrance perfectly expresses the art of being happy #artofbeinghappy. Thanks to this elegant and supremely practical purse spray, so easy to slip into a handbag, I can now carry a little happiness with me wherever I go. From this moment on, I have but one desire (one obsession): to complete my collection with the tea, the scented candle, and the full size!
The notes I perceive most prominently: Tea (smoky notes) – Oud – Rose – Plum – Amber – Patchouli
Source: https://www.ambianceetfragrance.com/2019/11/state-of-mind-modern-nomad-avis.html
