Green chords, natural notes.
BELOVED EARTH: In the heart of the forest, Jean Hegland
On the handrail of the La Mistral bookstore, a project by the writer and bookstore Andrea Stefanoni (at Tr.ª del Arenal, 2, Madrid), from left. From left to right, eau de toilette pour homme Loewe 7 (€74), by Loewe about his rainbow companions, Loewe 7 Cobalt Eau de Parfum pour homme (€82) and Loewe 7 Anonymous Eau de Parfum pour homme (€82); eau de toilette eau du sud Goutal Paris (€125); Rosebud Moss eau de parfum (€120), by Anconu ; eau de parfum naturelle (€99.60), from Chloe ; eau de toilette intense Kenzo Homme (€69), from Kenzo.
The collapse of society as we know it This is the plot of In the Heart of the Forest, a novel by Jean Hegland (€21.90, Errata Naturae). The Earth has been screaming for decades when two sisters (Nell and Eva), aged seventeen and eighteen, raised in the forest and outside the usual conventions, they meet a world that can no longer resist.
Accompany these pages wild narrative, in which absolute beauty emerges between anxiety, of the earth-anchored notes of Eau du Sud, by Goutal Paris –bergamot, Tangerine, Persian Lime, Verbena, Spearmint, Basil and oak moss– or from the forest of green notes, roses and jasmine, from Rosebud Moss, from Anconú, with a touch of sandalwood and plum.
The mysterious and masculine chords of Loewe 7 -with red apple and neroli from Morocco–, the intense eau de toilette Kenzo Homme, inspired by bamboo and the sea breeze, or the organic rose vegan perfume Chloé Naturelle, a citrus and tender delight.
Smart bottles and aromas of the future.
DYSTOPIAS: Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood
On the ground floor of the Madrid bookstore, next to the stage, clockwise, Defy eau de toilette for men, by calvin klein (€87); hero eau de parfum halloween-man (€67); Phantom eau de toilette for men Paco Rabanne (€102); My Way intense eau de parfum Giorgio Armani (€109); Eau de toilette Fussion D'Issey IGO, from Issey Miyake (€92).
The celebrated author of The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, has relaunched her dystopian MaddAddam trilogy in our country –Oryx and Crake is the first part (€19.95, Salamander)–. This epic love story with satirical overtones about the last inhabitant of the planet in a haunting post-apocalyptic world fits with the defiant spirit of Calvin Klein's Defy, which contrasts an energizing freshness and woods; and with the marine accord with apple slush from Halloween Man Hero, conceived around virtual reality.
winking at a more technical future (or not), we find the eco-intelligent bottle ideal Giorgio Armani's My Way intense eau de parfum, with tuberose from India and jasmine as the protagonists of its scent; that of the innovative Phantom eau de toilette for men, by Paco Rabanne, whose bottle contains a chip that connects with your smartphone; and the ingenious design of Fussion D'Issey IGO, by Issey Miyake (20 ml of perfume in the cap, 80 ml in the bottle).
Potions for the senses.
UNBREAKABLE PASSION: Emilia, little donkey... Jose Ramon Fernandez
from left From left to right, Joyau Sensoriel Noiressence, by J.U.S (€180); L'Interdit Rouge Eau de Parfum Givenchy (€118); Sauvage Elixir, from Dior (€137); Nina Extra Rouge Eau de Parfum (Les Belles de Nina) nina ricci (€96); Spell on You Eau de Parfum, louis vuitton (€225); Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, from gucci (€129), on sale exclusively at El Corte Inglés); Lili Fantasy eau de parfum Juliette has a Gun (€110).
Alexandra Carlin was inspired by passionate 101-year-old artist Pierre Soulage to create Noiressence, by J.U.S, with black pepper essence, orange flower absolute, bitter orange accord, an ink accord and a velvety leather accord. The same intensity found in the blood orange and ginger of L'Interdit Rouge by Givenchy, the gourmand Eau de Parfum Nina Extra Rouge by Nina Ricci (with bourbon vanilla and caramel) and Lili Fantasy, from Juliette has a Gun, a shameless fragrance with touches of bubblegum.
Beware of the debauchery of Dior's Sauvage Elixir (version that substitute bergamot for lavender essence). The Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia potions, by Gucci (watch out for their touch of brown sugar) and Spell on You, of Louis Vuitton, a real spell around the iris. Ideal to embrace a reading like Emilia, little donkey... the letters that Galdós did not write to Pardo Bazán devised by José Ramón Fernández (€18.95, Kingdom of Cordelia).
Highlights on intense epic.
BIG TRIPS
far from egypt, Andre Aciman
from left From left to right, Un Jardin sur la Lagune eau de toilette, Hermes (€117); Kyoto eau de toilette, from the Le Grand Tour de diptyque (€150); Néroli Outrenoir eau de parfum, from the L’Art & La Matière collection, by Guerlain (€295); Eau de Parfum Constantinople, from the Trade Routes collection of Penhaligon's (€204); The One Gold intense eau de parfum Dolce and Gabbana (€132) Oud & Spice eau de parfum, by Acqua di Parma (€198).
The memories of Andre Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name, are published for the first time in Spain (€22.95, Libros del Asteroides): Far from Egypt recovers the splendor of this fascinating country, and reading the adventures of the writer's family – Sephardic Jews with Turkish and Italian roots – encourage us to choose aromas such as Néroli Outrenoir, from Guerlain's L'Art & La Matière collection (neroli illuminated by bergamot and petitgrain) or The One Gold by Dolce & Gabbana (tangerine, jasmine and lily of the valley on mysterious patchouli).
Perfect travel companion would be too the opulent woodsy with cinnamon and cloves Oud & Spice, of Acqua di Parma. And, of course, adventurers like Constantinople, from Penhaligon's Trade Routes collection, with Siberian pine and pink pepper; the woody and serene Un Jardin sur la Lagune by Hermès, based on the story of the Lord Frederic Eden in Venice; and Kyoto, from Diptyque's Le Grand Tour collection, with accords of incense and Turkish rose, wrapped furoshiki style.