Astrophil & Stella - Shanghai 1930
With Shanghai 1930, Astrophil & Stella creates a sound that evokes the breathtaking magic of the past and shapes it into a fragrant homage to historic Shanghai. Spies and agents from various secret services, intellectuals from all over the world, revolutionaries, oligarchs and journalists come together in 1930s Shanghai, turning the city into a melting pot of personalities and cultures. The reputation of the mysterious, romantic, unfathomable and in many ways incomparable metropolis is taken up by Astrophil & Stella with its composition Shanghai 1930 and given an olfactory equivalent, which finds its expression as an unmistakable fragrance sound in artful floral and oriental chords.
The fragrance:
As multifaceted as the Shanghai of the time, the sounds of Shanghai 1930 unfold united in a complex interplay of selected components. Astrophil & Stella creates its fragrance with an opening chord of citrusy bergamot and gentle green tea, which float above the juicy fruit notes of plum and mango and combine with the warm aromas of cinnamon and violet leaf. With their lush florals, tuberose and delicate magnolia, hypnotic jasmine and the seductive sweetness of ylang ylang and orchid, form the centre of the composition, telling of multi-perspectival colourfulness in a city of contrasts. Shanghai 1930 rests on a foundation of sensual sounds formed by creamy soft sandalwood notes, the balsamic sounds of myrrh, powdery white musk and delicious vanilla alongside tonka bean. Intoxicating and powerful, the interplay of aromas in this incomparable creation beguiles in artfully coordinated dimensions. Astrophil & Stella dresses Shanghai 1930 in an elegant white flacon. Decorated with gold accents and filigree blue leaf vines, its design is reminiscent of the elegance of Chinese porcelain and completes the aesthetic appearance of the fragrance.
