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post #1 of 4
6/5/10 at 3:25am
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Hi guys, I'm hoping you can help me out with a quest for a perfume.

About ten years ago I went to Namibia for three months and came across a tree that Himba women use for perfume. It has the most gorgeous, light scent, almost sandalwood-y but fruitier. It's called omumbiri, Latin name Commiphora wildii, and I just got a newsletter from the World Wildlife Foundation saying that Estee Lauder are using it in a perfume. I believe the plant is related to myrrh, although I've searched the Internet with no joy.

The scent of that tree is one of those perfect, wonderful memories that really sums up a place and time, and I'd love to find a perfume that reminds me of it. If anyone has any idea which Estee Lauder fragrance it might be, I would be incredibly grateful. It may even be in a men's fragrance, I'm not sure.

Please help!
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post #2 of 4
6/5/10 at 5:44am
http://beta.mnet.co.za/carteblanche/...e.aspx?Id=3676

David Hircock from Estee Lauder says in that article that it'll be 5 or 6 years before a perfume from them using omumbiri hits the market.

"David: 'The timescale on an enterprise like this is paramount to understand. This will be five to six years before this product can come to market. And it must take that long because you have to do this right.' "

Maybe one of the smaller natural or niche perfumers will work with it before then.

http://anyasgarden.blogspot.com/2009...perfumers.html

Update: Found one! http://www.faithful-to-nature.co.za/...ed-p-1380.html
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post #3 of 4
6/5/10 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by Petra Ichor View Post


Update: Found one! http://www.faithful-to-nature.co.za/...ed-p-1380.html

Petra, this is amazing! Thank you so much for the quick response, I can't believe you found so much info. And an actual perfume I can buy already, plus it's only £30! This is so brilliant, you've made my day.

Will report back what House of Mir African Dawn is like once I get my bottle ordered. Thank you again!
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post #4 of 4
6/5/10 at 7:10am
It sounds like a lovely ingredient. I'm a big fan of resins!
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