Marino is inspired in the cliffs of Patagonia in early Spring, when the perennial low bushes and seasonal grasses bloom.
To reach the edge of these cliffs, guided tours on horseback riding are the only option, because the lands are either private, or protected in national parks. The smell of saddles and horses, mixed with the fresh wafts of grasses, is taken to a whole different sensorial experience when the pungent smell of the ocean and seashells hits you from below.
But Marino is unusual in that it includes genet absolute, also called broom. A flowering bush that's somehow tied to the origin of the name Plantagenet. The absolute distilled from its flowers is honeyed, fruity and leathery at the same time. It is seldom used in perfumery due to its high cost, but it is the specific accord that makes Marino a unique candle in luxury home fragrance. Marino also contains refined materials like Ambroxan, an elegant ambergris molecule, and calamus essential oil, which when paired, contribute to the specific notion of the smells of the ocean and riding an old saddle.
Marino is an amber chypre fragrance punctuated by ambergris and labdanum, dense but fresh and floral thanks to the addition of genet absolute at its heart. It has a strong cold throw and even stronger hot throw, capable of scenting your entire home.
Having a deep connection to the ocean, and being a scuba diver myself, bodies of water constantly inspire my work, so much so that I created a scent collection called The Essential Waters, where Marino lives, next to the first fragrance I created, called Atlantico. I will continue to launch water inspired scents in the future, and you will be able to read and learn about them in this blog.
Our labdanum resinoid is sourced from Albert Vieille SAS, and you can learn more about it here.
You can learn more about broom here, and about chypre fragrances in our page dedicated to perfumery classification and notes.
RHR