India, a land of colors and contrasts, of spirituality and ancestral traditions, the land of Neela Vermeire.

Artist and free spirit, her heart and her soul retain the charm of her native land, of an India that shines bright in a mesmerizing romance divided into fragrant chapters, each devoted to a particular context or historical figure. A time portal that opens through the sense of smell to tell the diverse cultural and spiritual influences that have shaped the history of the vast subcontinent.

In Paris, where Neela currently lives, inspiration comes to life. Beside her, the nose and perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour masterfully interprets the intense story of this journey of senses. With extreme grace and poetry, the most precious absolutes and a sublime combination of notes, intense and contrasting, culminates into five complex and multi-faceted perfumes. From Trayee that traces the boundless spiritual landscape of Vedic Era to contemporary India of Bombay Bling.

A rainbow of colors and a flight of emotions that, in 2015, welcomes a new wonderful chapter named Pichola. A fragrance with a dreamy aura, whose transparent gracefulness pays tribute to the regal beauty of a body of water set like a diamond in the heart of the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan. Surrounded by luxuriant banks and magnificent palaces, the vastness of the lake captures the infinite reflections of sunrises and sunsets that, from an ancient past and with infinite charm, reverberate between the surface ripples.

The soft and sheer beauty of Pichola has the power to stop time, becoming liquid memory of that breathtaking view. A spell that slowly takes shape, becoming vivid through the sparkling and limpid reflections of mandarin, bergamot and neroli oil enlivened by an intriguing bouquet of spices (cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, and juniper). A fragile and delicate magnolia breath lifts the veil of water letting a thousands of iridescent petals emerge on the surface. The intoxicating orange blossom absolute meets the exuberant sensuality of tuberose absolute and ylang-ylang melted in the gentle embrace of rose absolute and jasmine Sambac. From the base of the fragrance, a driftwood accord and Haitian vetiver capture the reflection of verdant shores. A warm golden light of sandalwood and benzoin surrounds the regal and fairy-tale aura of Pichola, condensing into a single, harmonious scent the feeling of serenity and the beguiling splendor of an ancient and timeless beauty.

The story, the notes and the fragrances of Neela Vermeire on this link.