NEANDERTAL-was perfume 淡香精30ml

Neandertal was™ is the richer, deeper scent in the is™ and was™ duo—one crafted by master perfumers, the other generated by cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

was™ develops on the skin with complexity: it opens with warm, woody and spicy notes, then unfolds into an unexpected softness of iris. This intricacy is driven by a novel molecule, Diviniris, a new creation in perfumery that uniquely juxtaposes the familiar textures of iris and wood. The scent settles into a smooth blend of amber and clove, lifted by the bitter freshness of geranium and yerba mate.

Neandertal created this compelling and unique fragrance duo to complement our conceptual line—one that poses fundamental questions, with a particular focus on the future of our species and our evolving relationship with synthetic life.

Top｜Yerba mate, Bergamot, Cardamom, Nutmeg 
Heart｜Geranium, Clove, Cistus, Diviniris 
Base｜Vanilla, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Styrax, Amber, Musk

Content : Unisex Eau de Parfum - 30ml / 1.0 fl. oz.
Material : Handmade glass
Perfumer : Artificial Intelligence or Team consisting of Issac Sinclair, Fanny Grau and Nicolaj Koralewicz

Begining

Neandertal explores fundamental existential questions like, “Where do we come from?” and “Where are we going?” by attempting to understand the human experience from outside ourselves.

Neandertal is an artistic response to challenging the status quo and humanity's innately egocentric view of the universe and our place in it.

As a first step in this exploration, artist and founder Kentaro Yamada created Neandertal perfume as a way to explore the analogies between the lingering echoes of our past and that of olfactory resonance. The results are contemporary, highly original, and experimental fragrance structures, free from conventional and traditional perfumery standards.

Neandertal

It is believed that Neandertals lived in Eurasia for over 450,000 years, nearly 5 times longer than Homo Sapiens. Recent scientific discoveries have also revealed that Neandertals were sophisticated beings who mastered language, used fire, and created cave art well before our own arrival in the region.

However, 50,000 years after we settled alongside them, Neandertals had all but disappeared, leaving much speculation about their ultimate demise. This pair of fragrances take us on an olfactory journey deep into humanity's past giving voice to a lost civilisation whose DNA lives on today only through ourselves, while also celebrating the future they were never able to see.

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