A Month of 4160 Tuesdays: Day 15: Midnight in the Palace Garden

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1982: The RAH Band: Perfumed Garden

An unlikely pairing perhaps; a decadent, Eastern-inspired scent and some rare vinyl, a British Jazz Funk 12" from 1982? Besides the possibly pertinent lyrics - referencing in innuendo the 15th century erotic work - it is not as unlikely as you might think; both perfumer, Sarah McCartney, and performer, the RAH Band, hail from Teeside. 
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What the creator, Sarah McCartney says about her scent;  'Picture a hot night in an Eastern palace, the moon shines into the courtyard, where a fountain plays gently. Jasmine, orange blossom and frangipani scent the air. A cedar tree grows in the corner, there's a silver tray with strong coffee, fresh blood orange juice and vanilla sweets. There's a divan covered in silk and cashmere shawls, to rest on, and stare at the stars.


This fragrance has already been delivered to a Middle Eastern palace.

As extravagant scents go, this is one of our most outrageous: three kinds of cedarwood, sandalwood, coffee, vanilla, blood orange, davana - an artemesia which smells like mulled wine - jasmine, neroli and frangipani. I made five accords: the tree of knowledge, the flowers of love, the sheikh, sweetmeats and the fruits of temptation. I wanted sensuality with subtlety.'


Fragrance Notes

Top: Atlas Cedar, Frangipani, Jasmine, Neroli

Middle: Sandalwood, Blood Orange, Cedar

Base: Vanilla, Coffee, Artemisia

Find 4160 Tuesdays' Midnight in the Palace Garden on the Roullier White website here. 

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