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ATKINSONS
TWO NEW FRAGRANCES JOIN THE RESERVE COLLECTION
Atkinsons London 1799 by Euroitalia
enriches its prestigious Reserve
Collection with two new fragrances,
representing two distinctive yet
complementary facets of Atkinsons’
DNA. Mystic Moonlight and Spice
of London combine intensity and
longevity that lingers with refined
elegance and intertwine Atkinsons’
historical legacy with a thoroughly
modern vision of haute perfumery in
an olfactory journey that traverses
the tropical paradises evoked by
an ancient Sanskrit myth to land
among the liveliest neighbourhoods
of Britain’s capital city.
Mystic Moonlight
The origins of this fragrance date back to 1919, Beneath the gaze of the moon, the forest opens on to
when Atkinsons created a perfume inspired by a a silent sea, shrouded in an atmosphere suspended
wildly successful play of the time, “Sakuntala”, which between dream and reality.
retold an ancient Sanskrit myth of the star-crossed Created by Master Perfumer Jordi Fernández, the
love affair between King Dusyanta and the young perfume retells the myth in three accords.
Sakuntala, the daughter of a celestial nymph and a The opening one, an Eden Radiance Accord, is
sage. At the heart of this tale is the forest: a luminous vibrant, exotic and fruity. It combines the sunny,
sanctuary that is not just a setting, but a safe haven unexpected elegance of coconut and tropical fruit,
which welcomes and protects the lovers. The British tempered with the seductive contrasts of sweetness
brand has delved into its archives, reinterpreting the and freshness, of density and transparency, and the
celebration of the purity of unspoiled nature and zing of ginger infuses the coconut.
the allure of ethereal, vibrant beauty in the form The heart centres on the Mystical Forest Accord,
of Mystic Moonlight. The original enchantment is in which a contemporary, luminous oud, with
brought back to life, transporting the senses to an the addition of cedarwood, creates a velvety
exotic, secret Eden with an essence that once again sophisticated signature.
pulsates with the legendary love story and the forest Cypriol and cistus introduce delicate smoky and soft
that sheltered it. leathery hints.
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