Latvija (Latvia)

This cherished retro perfume depicts the seasonal change of landscape in Latvia. You can simultaneously experience the whole life of nature, except winter. At the very beginning you are greeted by a charming young linden lily and spring lilac. Perky, the sunny accord gives way to the floral melancholy of Indian summer, and faded autumn leaves, dry pine cones, bark and branches await in the base. The perfume fork of the line of growth towards the sun and the sadness of withering sounds like a 2nd musical interval. I often smelled this as a child and am incredibly glad that it has survived half a century later.

Latvia just came to me in the White Birches set. I repeated this perfume because it remained light. Indeed, previous terracotta versions were more sad in sound, but this perfectly preserved one doused it with major linden-lily-of-the-valley sunlight and nectarean sweetness. What a rarity are perfectly preserved bitter (almost chypre) perfumes from the 50-70s, which in some incomprehensible way retain the freshness of the top of the olfactory pyramid!