Because of the close connection perfumes have with our emotions, changing the perfume is a simple way to switch up your mood or channel a different part of your persona. Some fragrances are universal, like comforting vanilla or an extravagant oud. However, when it comes to a scent that exudes confidence, that’s in the eyes of the beholder.
In Astra is an Italian niche perfume brand that combines the passion for the art of perfumery and the science of astronomy. Inspired by astronomy and stars, it was founded in spring 2020. Stars are frozen in time,they are always there even when they can’t be seen, blinking like beacons of hope in the darkness. Under the canopy of the night sky, the essence of the stars seeps into evanescent accords and lets you appreciate their ethereal grace. In Astra presents a unique olfactory interpretation of the magnificence of the universe and the stars that illuminate the sky every night.
“Every night they twinkle in the darkness to reveal their true essence”.
Tistar – The brightest of stars
Cold is the night when the brightest star shines across the Winter Street. It tells a tale as old as time of the Bold and the Fair who wrought a bridge of light for they could meet. So they became Tistar, the fulgent star dwelling high in the heavens. An abstract scintillation of aldehydes lights up the fragrant freshness of yuzu and pink grapefruit, giving way to a floral, glowing iridescence of lavender and peony. Tistar’s brightness lingers on: an explosion of luminous musks blazed by earthy scents of cade and fir balsam.
- Top notes: yuzu, pink grapefruit, aldehydes, eucalyptus leaves, peppermint Middle notes: lavender, peony, rhubarb
- Base notes: cade, fir balsam, nagarmotha, musks
Mismar – Centre of firmament
Admiring the best starry night, a black canvas full of scattered diamond dust gleaming through aeons of light years. Stars circle round the Northern Nail, holding up the heavens. In the land of the never-ending night, an overwhelming fragrance of woody, earthy smells transports us towards the celestial needle: crisp scents of juniper and ginger intertwined with deep aromas of conifers accentuate an amber facet, liberating a soothing addiction to frankincense.
- Top notes: juniper
- Middle notes: ginger, cypress
- Base notes: ambergris, frankincense
These scents seduce and let its wearers float away on a journey of discovery of stars as ephemeral notes alternate and reform in a stellar redolence. Apart from the newcomer Tistar and Mismar fragrances, In Astra also presents Antares and Betelgeuse fragrances.
Pictures: PR, @inastrafragrances