Nostalgia (A Sonnet for Grasse)
- Description
- Feelings
- Key Ingredients
Nostalgia is a love song to the French-Alps village of Grasse, where Kismet-founder Shabnam Tavakol studied perfumery. Structured on poetry’s 14-line sonnet form, the fragrance is composed of 14 raw materials.
Nostalgia’s first stanza is based on seductive suede, saffron, and leather accords, evoking Grasse’s roots as an epicenter of tanning in the Middle Ages. Heart notes include Rose de mai and nagarmotha as a nod to Grasse’s rise as the world’s perfume capital in the 18th century—home to hillside flower fields that meet the Mediterranean Sea. At its volta, Nostalgia turns upwards towards anisic top notes inspired by Pastis—the complex, herbal aperitif with which Shabnam developed an intimate relationship during after-school hours at Grasse’s sole watering hole, Le Crystal.
At once leathery, musky, floral, herbal, smoky, and spicy, Nostalgia is a unisex scent intoxicating to men, women, and everyone in between.
Note: Our fragrances are made by hand in small batches, are unfiltered, and contain a high concentration of natural raw materials—therefore, some cloudiness or sediment may occur.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Customer Reviews
I tried the full sample set, and the whole collection is lovely, but Nostalgia was the first sample I used up and I ended up purchasing a full bottle pretty soon after. There's something incredibly special to me about this one. It's spicy, sweet, warm, and inviting. It also lingers. I can smell it on my skin after several hours of wear and it will last on clothes until you wash it out.
My favorite perfume in the world! It smells absolutely divine.
After quickly running out of my sample, I knew I had to upgrade to a bigger bottle of Nostalgia ASAP. Love this scent—the spice, the way the anise and leather work so harmoniously, LOVE. My single thing to note is that if you go with the 10 ml, as I did, be aware that it’s a rollerball bottle. I am happy with this, but the page doesn’t list this piece of info (that I could see, please lord let reading comprehension be on my side). I think I might have opted for the larger option for the beauty of the Nostalgia spray, but even with the rollerball the fragrance projects beautifully. Thank you, Kismet Olfactive for creating this sceeeeeeent!
