Butterflies are Free - Notes List

BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE - WINTER 2019

Candle in the Window: Melting beeswax candles, linden honey, chilled air from an open window, freshly-rolled tobacco cigarettes and flint.

Jam Tart: Spanish Seville & ginger marmalade, shortcrust pastry, carmine, crepe paper, drops of belladonna and rose petal rouge.

Chimney Sweep: Conifer trees, resinous pinecone, crumbling soot, aged brick, Russian leather, cologne musk and gin sweetened with black licorice.

Copper Kettle: Smouldering embers, woodsmoke, newspaper kindling, Imperial black tea held by flannel mittens and lavender scones.

Librarian: Vintage perfume, rosewater, aged paper, velvet upholstery, cherrywood, cognac, orange butter and mulling spices.

Bleak House: Dusty carpet, labdanum, dark chocolate, leather shoes, pits of plum, hourglass sand and obsidian musk.

Spectres in Dresses: Faded ivory lace, tortoiseshell aigrette, powdered-skin musk, dried jasmine petals, white amber and silk chemise.

Crinoline: Linen extrait de Parfum, ash lye, blue lace macarons, white tea, hazelnut truffles, peppermint and almond petit fours.

Mourning Glory: Thick black velvet curtains, bruised palmarosa leaves, Shanghai spice, wilted white carnations and bible leather.

Victoria: Devon cream, blueberry Langues de Chat, brocade, English ivy, guillotine blades, rust and granite.

Humbug: Twirling hard caramel, spiced rum, 2 whole cloves, fresh nutmeg, a gingerbread biscuit, sprinkle of cinnamon and a grumpy disposition.

Wilde: Sugared black plums, scorching brandy, clove, a dollop of spiced vanilla cream, spilled ink, sharp wit, lingering cologne.

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