{"title":"HISTORICAL PERFUMES","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"istoriniai-naturalus-kvepalai-cyprinum-6-ml","title":"CYPRINUM 6 ML","description":"\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"3\"\u003eSCENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-183\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1830\" data-reader-unique-id=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"7\"\u003eIt's as if you're smelling and touching warm, luxurious, sun-kissed antique wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-reader-unique-id=\"9\"\u003eCyprinum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;is a timeless, gender-neutral fragrance that creates an intimate experience of scent that unfolds on the skin like the fiery, mottled winged creatures of Herodotus' stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"10\"\u003eA radiant swirl of cinnamon and cardamom contrasts with the hot calamus, creating a slow, all-enveloping sensation of warm luxury. The heart of the fragrance consists of cypress attar, crowned by lilies, gently spread over a base of myrrh and labdanum. This ambery composition is then intertwined with an opulent aromatic wine - a classical antique recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"11\"\u003eCyprinum solid historical perfume was re-created in 2012 by a perfumer Laimė Kiškūnė. Later in 2017 perfumer reformulated this fragrance to bring it even closer to the original formula which is thought to be around 4000 years old. Employing means of philosophy, philology, botany, and archaeology Laimė Kiškūnė is dedicating many years to study formulas of historical perfumes. Cyprinum is thought to be the oldest known perfume, based around\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-reader-unique-id=\"12\"\u003ecypros\u003c\/em\u003esubstance which according to archaeologists most likely was\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-reader-unique-id=\"13\"\u003eLawsonia\u003c\/em\u003e. Cyprinum perfume was mentioned in the texts of Dioscórides, Pliny the Elder, Teofrasto and found in sarcophaguses of Ptolemaic in Egypt. Formula fragments and making technology descriptions are found in the research of 20th century Egyptologists and archeologists as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"15\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"16\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"17\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-183\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1831\" data-reader-unique-id=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"20\"\u003eTop notes: cardamom, cinnamon\u003cbr data-reader-unique-id=\"21\"\u003eHeart notes:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-reader-unique-id=\"22\"\u003ecypros\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;attar, calamus, lily\u003cbr data-reader-unique-id=\"23\"\u003eBase notes: myrrh, labdanum, aromatic wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"25\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"26\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"27\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eINSPIRATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-183\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1832\" data-reader-unique-id=\"28\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"29\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"30\"\u003eThis story is about how with the help of fragrances and perfumes, Laimė Kiškūnė dared to go on a fascinating journey through space and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"31\"\u003eHow were perfumes made in antiquity? Which olfactory notes were characteristic in them? What were the technological challenges that needed to be addressed by the perfumers of that time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"32\"\u003eThe hardest part of reconstructing historical perfumes is not finding fragments of formulas or descriptions of technologies. These can be found in the ancient authors Dioscurides, Pliny the Elder or later Arabic texts. Archaeologists and Egyptologists also describe it. The challenge is to find the aromatic materials that might have been used to produce these historic Egyptian perfumes. The search for natural aromatics can indeed be called a historical-aromatic adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"33\"\u003eIn the classical antique composition of\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong data-reader-unique-id=\"34\"\u003eCyprinum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;the predominant fragrant ingredient was\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-reader-unique-id=\"35\"\u003ecypros\u003c\/em\u003e. Archaeologists have come to an agreement that most likely it was Lawsonia. Such a testimony is contained in the writings of Dioscurides and Pliny the Elder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"36\"\u003eThe great ancient botanist Theophrastus wrote that ‘Fragrant seeds of cypros are blue-black like the night. The petals of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-reader-unique-id=\"37\"\u003ecypros\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;are glowing white fire –like the day.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"38\"\u003eHomer in his hymns to Aphrodite sings about the goddess who perfumed herself with it, when she was going to seduce Anchises. And how this divine fragrance helped her to win a beauty contest against Athena and Hera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"39\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-reader-unique-id=\"40\"\u003eCyprinum is one of the oldest known perfumes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"41\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"42\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"43\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"44\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eINGRIDIENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-183\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1833\" data-reader-unique-id=\"45\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"46\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"47\"\u003eINCI: Prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, Moringa oleifera oil, Parfum (100% natural), Candelilla Cera; linalool*, eugenol*, benzyl alcohol*, benzyl benzoate*, limonene*, coumarin*, citronellol* – * naturally found components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"48\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-reader-unique-id=\"49\"\u003eSolid perfume CYPRINUM is created with 100% natural ingredients.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"50\"\u003eThese are rare, collectible, experimental ingredients; extracts and essential oils distilled in small farms from wild plants and renewable raw materials in small quantities. The perfumer selects these aromatic substances herself and buys them directly from the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unda Prisca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58590565859677,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/4662\/5885\/files\/Istoriniai_naturalus_kvepalai_Cyprinum_undaprisca_by_Laime_Kiskune_06.jpg?v=1761071162"},{"product_id":"istoriniai-naturalus-kvepalai-myrtinum-6ml","title":"MYRTINUM 6ML","description":"\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"3\"\u003eSCENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1349\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-13490\" data-reader-unique-id=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"7\"\u003eAs fresh and floral as a sunny Sunday morning in a clover meadow filled with honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"8\"\u003eMyrtinum's profile is a subtle spicy floral – behind which lies the grassy clarity of African myrtle and the green woody Indian cinnamon (tamala), spiced with Provence honey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"9\"\u003eAfrican myrtle together with extracts of Indian cinnamon, cardamom and calamus creates a particularly transparent note, while a touch of galbanum, lemongrass and floral attars complete the Myrtinum perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"10\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-reader-unique-id=\"11\"\u003eMyrtinum is a historic, timeless, gender-neutral natural fragrance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"14\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"15\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1349\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-13491\" data-reader-unique-id=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"18\"\u003eTop notes: African myrtle, cardamom, galbanum\u003cbr data-reader-unique-id=\"19\"\u003eHeart notes: floral attars, Indian cinnamon (tamala), lemongrass\u003cbr data-reader-unique-id=\"20\"\u003eBase notes: calamus, myrrh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"22\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"23\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"24\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eINSPIRATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1349\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-13492\" data-reader-unique-id=\"25\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"26\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"27\"\u003eMyrtinum is a reconstruction of a historic perfume. Laimė Kiškūnė drew an inspiration from the research of Egyptologists, from the fragments of a formula written down by Pliny the Elder and the description of Dioscorides production techniques. In historical times, perfumes were mostly solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"28\"\u003eAs historic botanical sources indicate, in ancient times, Egypt was a home to highly scented myrtles. Therefore, an African myrtle, which does not have the usual medicinal scent is used in Myrtinum solid perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"29\"\u003eIn those days, the Mediterranean fragrance culture may also be experienced through a particularly interesting spice: the leaves of Indian cinnamon (tamala). The essential oil from these leaves has a distinctively woody green scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"30\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-reader-unique-id=\"31\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"converted-anchor\" data-reader-unique-id=\"32\"\u003e\u003ci aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" data-reader-unique-id=\"33\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eINGRIDIENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-parent=\"#sp-ea-1349\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-13493\" data-reader-unique-id=\"34\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-reader-unique-id=\"35\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"36\"\u003eINCI: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Moringa oleifera oil, Parfum, Carnauba Acid Wax; linalool*, limonene*, eugenol*, geraniol*, benzyl benzoate*, benzyl alcohol*, citronellol* – *naturally found components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"37\"\u003eSolid perfume MYRTINUM is created with 100% natural ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-reader-unique-id=\"38\"\u003eThese are rare, collectible, experimental ingredients; extracts and essential oils distilled on small farms from wild plants and renewable raw materials in small quantities. These aromatic substances are selected by the perfumer herself and bought directly from the producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58590575231325,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/4662\/5885\/files\/Istoriniai-naturalus-kvepalai-Myrtinum__undaprisca_by_Laime_Kiskune_08.jpg?v=1760637402"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/4662\/5885\/collections\/DSC07867.jpg?v=1762268521","url":"https:\/\/undaprisca.com\/en\/collections\/historical-perfumes.oembed","provider":"Unda Prisca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}