Land of Warriors and Swan Princess from The Vagabond Prince

12/12/14 21:10:59 (49 comments)

by: Elena Knezhevich

In this special season, when two years ago our first perfume, Enchanted Forest, was launched, The Vagabond Prince lets two other creations, Land of Warriors and Swan Princess, float freely to the world.

LAND of WARRIORS

Elena Knezhevich: I am letting free my horses, which I drew for Land of Warriors. Horses are symbols of masculinity and the sun—they carry it up to the sky so people can wake up and live. They are free spirits riding among us to inspire.

I used the Mezenskaya style of painting, which is very geometric and full of symbols. It allows you to paint a whole story with silly strokes. You can see a man (horse) and a woman (bird), а fertile field, upon which stars shine and the wind blows. It could be a peaceful picture of people's lives, but it is restless. You feel the rising energy—it bursts out like a flame. We are insatiable and can't stop moving.

For the perfume we chose powerful "masculine" elements: leather in all its different nuances, oakwood absolute and a pomegranate accord as a bright red shining piece of the sun, a symbol of prosperity and happiness. A pomegranate's seeds are protected by its leathery skin, and we found it a good metaphor for our perfume.

Bertrand Duchaufour: Land of Warriors pays homage to leather notes with a transversal and vertical presence of leather through all the different accords. The juicy top note is at once green, fresh and tart with the combined presence of pomegranate, blackcurrant, juniper, cucumber and violet leaf. The distinctive freshness of the top note is reinforced by the hefty dose of rum, an intoxicating note linked directly to the inclusion of celebrated oakwood absolute.

SWAN PRINCESS

Zoran Knezevic: If Land of Warriors is about the masculine spirit of progress, Swan Princess is all about femininity. The swan is a gracious bird which has been glorified in the folklore of many countries. I can't say that we were inspired by a particular piece of art. There are many which leave you breathless, like Mikhail Vrubel's paintingSwan Princess, which we chose to illustrate our creation. We followed the idea of the goodness and beauty which a loving woman radiates.

Mikhail Vrubel, Swan Princess (1900)

Bertrand Duchaufour: Swan Princess is a moment of lavish delicacy, a soft and very feminine fragrance, like the caress of a gorgeous magical white swan's feathers, followed by a loving glance from a beautiful woman emerging from the water onto the shore.

A sophisticated musk accord composed of six musks, including muscenone, evokes a silky cocoon-like effect. This magical veil enfolds an armful of flowers (jasmine, a touch of gardenia, lily of the valley, mimosa, iris, rose and peony) which release their creamy, delicately sweet aroma amidst a sprinkling of pink pepper.

THE VAGABOND PRINCE Perfume GIVEAWAY:

We invite you to participate in the giveaway for a chance to experience our new perfumes. We offer 150 samples of Land of Warriors and 150 samples of Swan Princess to our readers. Please choose "the red pill" or "the blue pill," whichever appeals to you most and fill out the form below: