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Often, at some point during a tropical
vacation, there’s a moment when the
ocean breeze mixes with the local flora
- say, right around sunset when you’re
walking across a manicured lawn, drink
in hand, heading toward the yacht harbor
- and the intoxicating scent that
envelops you is the equivalent of
harmonious bliss. This is your life -
and everything is in balance. Joya’s
Composition No. 1 perfectly evokes that
moment.
Founded in 2004 with a line of candles
and home fragrances, Joya (meaning jewel
in Spanish) branched into fragrances in
2010 with two unisex perfume oil elixirs
titled Composition No. 1 and Composition
No. 6. Joya Founder Frederick Bouchardy,
a 2010 finalist for the FGI Rising Star
Award in the Beauty & Fragrance
category, has described these two
perfumes as unexpected mysteries.
Composed of perfume oils, with no
alcohol, the Joya fragrances are
immediately responsive to a particular
person’s body temperature.
Composition No. 1 opens with the crisp
sparkle of Italian mandarin, Brazilian
orange, and quince, a fruity bouquet
that segues into a more floral heart
note comprised of heliotrope petals,
jasmine, camellia, and tuberose. This is
where the fragrance bursts with the
sense of possibility and all the promise
of gloaming, as day passes into night.
This romantic, indulgent fragrance is
delivered in a handcrafted, white
porcelain bottle designed by ceramicist
Sarah Cihat, with a stopper dipped in
22k gold. Looking something like a
vessel designed by Picasso in his Cubist
period, Cihat’s bottle for Composition
No. 1 harks back to a golden epoch when
perfume bottles were objets d’art.
Fragrance designer, Rayda Vega, is
responsible for Composition No. 1’s
structure, which has a dry down (or base
note) comprised of creamy sandalwood,
pale musk, and a hint of tonka bean. The
floral heart dissipates as the sun
disappears, making way for the seductive
surprises of night.
Joya’s Composition No. 1 is as classic
as it is modern - not unlike Noel Coward
at his Jamaican home, Firefly.
PRICE: $112.00 / 2.5 fl oz (75
ml)
LINK:
JOYA: Composition No. 1 Parfum |
