Borneo 1834, 2005 , 100ML

The somber, bitter notes of patchouli and the bittersweet blend of cocoa form the unwavering core of this fragrance. From the outset, patchouli is unrestrained, like a wanderer, tasting and stopping, uncommunicating as if the future is still ahead. It brushes across your heart, yet leaves you empty. The lingering medicinal aroma is unpredictable, like a fully drawn longbow, slowly arriving and swiftly departing. The white florals add a subtle powdery tinge, while the spicy cardamom simmers beneath the surface, unassuming. In the heart, the cocoa slowly gives way to the patchouli, its indescribable bitterness threatening to permeate the eyes, the world weeping and treading in a gray haze. Miraculously, the base notes linger with a deeply alluring sweetness, the chocolate yielding a mellow sweetness under the palate. The medicinal aroma is a hazy black, pierced harshly by the moonlight. ~
This perfume pays homage to the time when patchouli was first introduced to Europe. The unique patchouli and cocoa combination is both strange and intriguing. It’s as if the strangled patchouli has shown mercy in this fragrance, or perhaps it’s moved by the cocoa. The dark clouds that once weighed on the city have vanished like rosy clouds on the horizon.
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The vicissitudes of life and the ethereal beauty of patchouli make you want to elope with them.