Siesta

Siesta, The Inspiration Behind The Name

Siesta is Spanish for "siesta," meaning "rest." Inspired by summer siestas and the bounty of summer, Siesta was an immediate thought after creating Atlántico.

I've loved fruits since I was a toddler. I was fortunate to spend my summers in central Argentina at my maternal grandmother's house, in a region of the country known as the Pampa húmeda, or "Humid Pampa." Humid due to its year-round rainfall and its rich fluvial system, which unloads into the mighty Paraná River, making the region the richest in the country for agriculture and fruit cultivation. 

As kids, we would cool off by eating fruits taken from the orchard or the fridge under the centenary Indian lilac trees in the vast garden, locally known as "paradise" trees. Paradise, indeed, it was a slice of paradise to sit under them in the scorching heat of summer siestas. I marveled at the bounty of fruits: strawberries, watermelon, figs, grapes, peaches, plums, cantaloupes, pineapple, and bananas, all brought from the northern provinces, and the rarest of them all, pomegranates, dangling from the vine that divided the back of the property. The aromas, in the heat of high summer January, under the trees, are still fresh in my memory. 

Siesta: Constructing A Fragrance From Memory

I combined in-house reconstituted fruit accords with honey and cassia accords to further enhance sweetness and round out the sharp edges of caprates and salicylates. I decorated them with elderflower and linden blossom, and the result is a refreshing, slightly spicy gourmand blend for the heart and top notes.

Using materials from the region, Guaiacwood, dry grass, and copaiba balsam, I created a base to support traces of the rare and elusive mango leaf absolute, and paying homage to a typical Argentine summer wine, a novel reconstitution of Torrontés* grapes ensures the composition remains sweetly ethereal but freshly tinged in green.

The image is a visual representation of these ingredients, arranged as they are on the scent pyramid; the top row represents the top notes, the middle row represents the heart, and the bottom row represents the base accords. 

Siesta is classified as a gourmand** fruity, floral, citrus scent. Siesta has a casual companion in the Siesta de Verano Luxury Travel Candle, with a similar fruity profile. Designed as an extension of the luxury version, it offers a practical way to enhance its refreshing profile throughout the home. 

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Torrontés: A grape varietal cultivated in the unique ecosystem at the feet of the Andes in Argentina.

**Gourmand: A fine aromatic profile recalling edibles. This particular scent includes our in-house created reconstitutions of fruit aromas and flavors, paired with other ingredients of P&N (Pure & Natural) origin.