Stora Skuggan - Silphium - niche perfume
"Even if one just tastes it, at once arouses a humour throughout the body and has a very healthy aroma” - Pedanius Dioscorides, around year 70 BC
Top notes: silphium acord, cistus
Heart notes: cinnamon, tobacco, geranium, black pepper, ginger, clove
Base notes: frankincense, cedarwood, myrrh, leather
EDP 30 ml / unisex
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Silphium (probably of the genus Ferula) was a plant that grew in the area of Cyrene, present day Libya, and was widely renowned as a spice, medicinal herb and perfume ingredient throughout the empires of the classical antiquity. It was praised by Greek philosophers and writers, as well as Roman emperors and cookbook authors.
There were many attempts to cultivate Silphium, but they inevitably failed. It would only grow wild in a limited area of the north African coast. This, in combination with its qualities as seasoning and medicine made Silphium the most valuable spice in the world, outshining both saffron and cinnamon. The demand for Silphium eventually became so overwhelming that it was harvested to extinction, and the taste and smell of the once greatest spice in the world were lost in time.
Our rendition of this historical plant is created by researching surviving assumed relatives of Silphium, using aromachemicals (the molecular building blocks of scents) to create an accord that we feel represents what descriptions remains. This is set against a background of ancient incense, woods and leather.
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Made by hand in Stockholm these unusual fragrances in beautifully designed bottles are definitely not for everyone. With mysterious names and stories, characteristic Scandinavian aesthetics and a unique approach to individual ingredients, a group of young Swedish alchemists comes up with very different perfumes that confidently play with the established rules. And that's only one of the great things about them...
A unique tradition
The Stora Skuggan perfume brand was created in 2015 by a group of young alternative alchemists. Olle Hemmendorff and Tomas Hempel set out to create a company where freedom can be achieved in every aspect of creation: from fragrance formulation to packaging and branding.
CONTINUOUS EXPERIMENTATION WITH UNIQUE RESULTS
Stora Skuggan fragrances are derived from an autonomous identity closely linked to the tradition of craftsmanship, where the creative process becomes the basic concept of each perfume. In addition, its founders come from an art and design background, which guarantees continuous experimentation with unique results. The inspiration for the individual Stora Skuggan perfumes comes from places, feelings, emotions and everything that moves the mind.
And where exactly did the brand name come from? Stora Skuggan means "big shadow" in Swedish, it is also the name of a famous park in the center of Stockholm, the city where Stora Skuggan is located.