suma oriental David Maruitte free and wild

free and wild

The fragrance opens with juniper berry

The Egyptians have known about it for four millenia and used it as one of the components of Kyphi

violet leaf

which is where Mohamed Rebatchi discovered raw perfume materials

suma oriental David Maruitte free and wildSuma Oriental refers to the brilliant collection of writings by Tom Pires, a Portuguese apothecary in the 16th century. In a very detailed description of an insular southeast Asia, 'Suma Oriental' revealed for the first time that sandalwood originated in the Sumba (modern day Indonesia). The fragrance opens with rum, reveals a heart of tonka, patchouli, tonka bean, settles into sandalwood, tonka, patchouli.