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St. Paul's is a fragrance steeped in baroque grandeur, opening with a lavish rush of bergamot and pear that fills the senses like the vast echo of a cathedral. This initial burst is soon met by the regal touch of cardamom-laced jasmine, evoking the floral offerings placed before gilded altars, rich and resplendent in its complexity. The florals bloom luxuriously, bending gracefully but never yielding to the deeper notes that follow.
A baroque symphony unfolds as resinous labdanum and tolu balsam join hands with sandalwood and cedar, creating a sensation of polished, waxed wood—rich, warm, and eternal. Yet, the scent remains expansive, as the dry elegance of vetiver and patchouli adds a refined austerity, balancing the opulence. In its final crescendo, a cloud of sweetened frankincense rises like sacred incense curling through the air of a grand, baroque sanctuary—a fragrance to be admired, revered, and worn with a sense of devotion to its artful extravagance.
The Architecture: the floriental baroquesque parfum St. Paul's embodies an adoration and admiration to the spectacular era of Baroque. This style in architecture, music, art, sculpture demonstrates exalted movements, clear details, intense light and dark shadows, emotional exuberance, richness, extravaganza, which distinct baroque from other style.
The English baroque represents iconic St. Paul's Cathedral, which dome has long dominated the London skyline.
Stephan Matthews: St. Paul’s opens with a rush of bergamot and pear that gives an expansiveness, but very quickly a cardamom touched jasmine appears and adds the florality of altar offerings. The floral is wonderfully enveloping and bends, rather than succumbs, to what follows. The resinous aromas of labdanum and tolu balsam combine with notes of sandalwood and cedar to give a waxed wood quality. However, the expansiveness again returns thanks to an exquisitely balanced vetiver and patchouli pairing that adds a dryness to the scent. With a final cloud of sweetened frankincense, this baroque inspired scent really is a fragrance to worship.
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St. PAUL's extract de parfum,1 sample 2ml
Top notes:
bergamot Italy, pear, pink pepper South America, cardamon Guatemala, mandarin Italy
Heart notes:
orange flower extract Tunisia, jasmin sambac India, jasmin grandiflorum India, dates, labdanum Spain
Base notes:
tolu balsam, vanilla bourbon Reunion, sandalwood Mysore, vetiver Haiti, patchouli Indonesia, frankincense, amber.
Stephan Matthews: St. Paul’s opens with a rush of bergamot and pear that gives an expansiveness, but very quickly a cardamom touched jasmine appears and adds the florality of altar offerings. The floral is wonderfully enveloping and bends, rather than succumbs, to what follows. The resinous aromas of labdanum and tolu balsam combine with notes of sandalwood and cedar to give a waxed wood quality. However, the expansiveness again returns thanks to an exquisitely balanced vetiver and patchouli pairing that adds a dryness to the scent. With a final cloud of sweetened frankincense, this baroque inspired scent really is a fragrance to worship.
https://www.stephanmatthews.com/2020/04/st-pauls-by-exaltatum-london.html