Beauty
Inspired: Nest Fine Fragrances
Passiflora
This month NEST, a company known for chic candles, makes its first foray into fine fragrance with a collection inspired by the botanical artworks of Mrs. Delany, an 18th century English artist who used tissue paper to intricately replicate more than 1,000 exceptionally detailed plants and flowers.
Midnight Fleur
NEST founder Laura Slatkin spent a year studying Mrs. Delany’s dramatic decoupage botanicals to identify concepts that could be translated into fragrance. Slatkin then commissioned Russian-born artist Alexander “Sasha” Solodukho to bring her ideas to life in watercolor. To create scents befitting the meticulous artwork, Slatkin turned to master perfumer Christophe Laudamiel for two of the fragrances, Amazon Lily and Passiflora, and Robertet’s master perfumer Jerome Epinette for the third, Midnight Fleur.
Amazon Lily
The collection launches with three distinctive floral fragrances - Amazon Lily, composed of Amazon lilies, tangerine, lime, driftwood and white musk; Midnight Fleur, composed of exotic woods, patchouli, black amber and night-blooming jasmine; and Passiflora, composed of passion flower, water hyacinth, lily of the valley and an overdose of lush green notes. All three are available in an eau de parfum and matching bath & body range.
