Pink Lotus

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Dense honeyed floral absolute from the sacred lotus flower, earthy and coumarin-sweet with a leathery drydown.

Scent Profile

Pink Lotus smells of dense, dark honey, more comb honey and molasses than light nectar. A rich, heavy floral body sits under it, not an airy one. An earthy richness runs the whole length of the note, deepening into the drydown with a slightly spicy warmth. A tonka-like sweetness and a spicy leafy green top note appear early, and a ripe, jammy fruit sits inside the honey. The drydown turns leathery and warmly spiced.

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EnvelopeBase · ~18h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand, Floral, Woody & Earthy

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Perfumers can make Pink Lotus from this natural extract.

Natural extract Lotus absolute herbaceous · aromatic · floral

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Origin

Pink lotus absolute is solvent-extracted from the flowers of Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus, grown chiefly in India. It is traded as a viscous, very dark brownish orange-red liquid of molasses-like consistency. This is a different material from the transparent aquatic 'lotus' accord that most compositions use, which is built from synthetics such as calone, hedione and helional. It is also distinct from blue lotus absolute, which comes from Nymphaea caerulea, a water lily rather than a true lotus.

Usage in Perfumery

Used as an exotic floral fixative in the heart and base rather than as a fresh aquatic top note. The material is thick enough to need warming or dilution before blending. Perfumers reach for it where a floral needs weight, honeyed density and an earthy drydown, not translucency.