ROADS Africa Collection: I Am Dance, Big Sky, Past/Presence, Afropolis

by: Sandra Raicevic Petrovic

Danielle Ryan presents her new AFRICA COLLECTION which belongs to the house ofROADS and includes four fragrances: I AM DANCE, BIG SKY, PAST/PRESENCE and AFROPOLIS. The collection will be available starting from October 2015 and is constructed as a "collaboration of cultures, where inspirational African ingredients are combined under the influence of literature, art and dance."

I AM DANCE is inspired by the freedom of African dance and includes such notes as lemon, mandarin and marine chords, overlapping apple, pineapple and lavender in the heart. The base provides warmth from amber, cedar and patchouli. Top notes of BIG SKY are enriched with citruses with accentuated lemon combined with orange blossom. The heart of the composition provides contrast with geranium, patchouli, oud and papyrus resting on a base of amber, sandalwood, cashmeran, myrrh and vanilla.

I AM DANCE mandarin, lemon, marine notes apple, pineapple, lavender amber, cedar, patchouli

BIG SKY citruses, lemon, orange blossom geranium, patchouli, oud, papyrus amber, sandalwood, cashmeran, myrrh, vanilla

The third fragrance of the collection is PAST/PRESENCE and its composition starts with a blend of bergamot and smoky notes of black tea mixed with tonka and jasmine, creating a hot and cold game on the skin. AFROPOLIS opens with an energizing union of gin, juniper berries, citrus and mint combined with blond wood, oak moss, marine notes and iris. The base is defined by chords of ebony, vetiver, amber and cashmere musk. 

PAST/PRESENCE bergamot black tea, jasmine tonka

AFROPOLIS gin, juniper berries, citruses, mint blond wood, oak moss, marine notes, iris ebony, vetiver, amber, cashmere musk

The fragrances of ROADS African Collection will be available in boxes decorated by African artists.