Beaufort London – Absent Presence
Eau de Parfum
Format: 50ml
Collection: The Revenants
'O absent presence, Stella is not here'
The fifth and final chapter of the Revenants collection draws inspiration from the Elizabethan poet Sir Philip Sidney.
In a passage from his Sonnet 'Astrophel and Stella' Sidney develops and captures the essence of an obsession…
the presence of someone who is always felt but never seen.
'Now I, long defeated by the harshest fate,
I'm so dull that I can't look inside
The basis of this fierce love
and of this adorable hatred,
Then some good body tells me how to do it,
whose presence is absence, absent presence;
Blessed in my curse
and cursed in my bliss.'
Olfactory family: Woody, Aromatic
- Head Notes: Bergamot, Galbanum, Black Pepper
- Heart Notes: Jasmine, Violet Leaf
- Base Notes: Vetiver Bourbon, Sandalwood, Leather, Musk, Cedar Wood, Amber
Persistence: Media
Wake: High