Pomegranate fruit made of perfumed terracotta
Sculpture depicting a pomegranate fruit, handmade from terracotta. Slowly soaked with the releasing scent of Melograno by Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.
Fragrance Notes
Head
bergamot, orange, spices
Heart
grenade chord, rose, ylang-ylang
Base
oakmoss, musk, patchouli, labdanum cistus
About the brand Santa Maria Novella
Florence is home to one of the oldest pharmacies in the world - Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, which dates back to the 13th century. Famous scents and skincare products have been created for centuries from a blend of flowers and herbs collected from the hills of Tuscany, maturing in old terracotta jars. Among the compositions still produced today according to Dominican formulas are Acqua di Colonia (Catherine de' Medici's favorite scent), created in the 17th century Acqua di Santa Maria Novella, and Acqua di Rose - an excellent refreshing tonic, sold since the second half of the 14th century, as well as hand-shaped and packaged soaps, which mature for 60 days in ventilated cabinets.
All products are made exclusively in Florence, based on medicinal plants and herbs grown in the same way as in the Middle Ages.
Galilu presents the brand Santa Maria Novella.
Pomegranate in Scented Terracotta
Santa Maria Novella partially burns handmade terracotta pomegranates at low temperatures, then dips them in a vat of Pomegranate scented oil, where they remain for a week. After "soaking", the terracotta pomegranates are completely fired, retaining the Pomegranate scent in the clay. (Wouldn't you want to be near the kilns on firing day - the air must smell fantastic.)
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