{"product_id":"fantastic","title":"Fantastic","description":"\u003cp\u003e# FANTASTIC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## A Soliflore Interpretation of Durian Blossom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fragrance that captures the scent of durian blossom before the famous fruit comes into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot the smell of ripe durian flesh, but the atmosphere of a durian orchard while its flowers are still in bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# Before It Becomes a Fruit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen people think of durian, they usually imagine the distinctive aroma of its ripe fruit: intense, sweet and rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut before becoming the fruit everyone recognises, durian begins as a flower that most people have never seen or smelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDurian blossom has a scent that is unusual, complex and surprising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin a single flower, we may encounter greenness, gentle acidity, creaminess and multiple floral impressions unfolding at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt moments, it feels familiar. Yet it remains difficult to compare directly with any other flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ambiguity and sense of surprise became the starting point for FANTASTIC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Before the fruit, there was a flower.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# A Flower Few Have Encountered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDurian blossom does not smell like ripe durian fruit, despite what many people might expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts scent brings together greenness, subtle acidity, humidity and several different floral qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese impressions do not appear separately. They overlap and merge, creating a character unlike that of any familiar flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC does not attempt to answer the question:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What does ripe durian smell like?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, it returns to an earlier moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA time before the fruit existed, when the durian orchard was still filled with flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# A Durian Blossom Soliflore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC can be described as a soliflore interpretation of durian blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn perfumery, a soliflore is a fragrance created primarily to express the character of a single flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, creating the impression of one flower does not mean using only one floral ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC brings together a variety of flowers and aromatic elements to construct the most complete interpretation of Durian Blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers do not compete for attention. Each one becomes a different part of the same durian blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Many flowers, composed as one.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# Not the Smell of Ripe Durian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC does not recreate the smell of ripe durian flesh, nor was it designed as a fruity fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, it takes the wearer back to a moment before the fruit begins to form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA time when the orchard is filled with flowers, green foliage, humidity and a subtle fermented quality drifting through the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClusters of durian blossoms remain attached to the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFallen flowers begin to fade on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scents of flowers, leaves, earth and moisture mingle in the air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat FANTASTIC seeks to preserve is not the smell of durian fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the atmosphere of something coming into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Not the fruit everyone knows, but the flower few have encountered.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# The Scent Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC moves through three distinct stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins with a softly fermented impression that is tart and green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt develops into the density of layered florals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, it settles into a base of woods, earth and musk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## The Fermented Opening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### Durian Blossom, Yogurt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC opens with the intention of creating an image of durian blossom without moving towards the sweet, rich and intense character of ripe durian flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYogurt Accord introduces a gentle fermented acidity, recalling cultured milk, yeast and a creaminess that feels alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis element is not intended to reproduce the smell of food. It helps express the natural strangeness of durian blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen this creamy acidity meets the green facets of Durian Blossom, the opening exists somewhere between flower, leaf and subtle fermentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt feels strangely familiar, yet remains difficult to explain at first encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Many Flowers, One Blossom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### Champaca, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, Mimusops Flower, Water Jasmine, Magnolia, Gardenia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC uses several flowers to reconstruct the impression of durian blossom. Each brings a different quality to a single imagined flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChampaca adds warmth and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYlang Ylang brings sweetness, richness and creaminess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJasmine and Gardenia create the density of white florals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnolia introduces airiness and freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMimusops Flower and Water Jasmine add greenness and humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll these flowers gradually overlap and dissolve into one another until no single floral note can be clearly identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is not a bouquet of separate flowers, but one Durian Blossom that feels complex, unusual and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is why FANTASTIC remains a soliflore, even though it is composed of many flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## The Promise of Fruit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### Sugarcane, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Musk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSugarcane introduces greenness with a light, juicy and translucent sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt acts as the first suggestion of a fruit beginning to form, without developing into the recognisable scent of ripe durian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandalwood extends the softness and creaminess of the floral composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVetiver draws the fragrance down towards roots, earth and the orchard floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusk brings every element together, allowing the atmosphere of the durian orchard to settle onto the skin and become a fragrance that can be worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scent gradually moves from tart greenness through dense white florals before resting on a warm base of woods, earth and musk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# Walking Through a Durian Orchard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC captures the sensation of entering a durian orchard while the flowers are still in bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe air is filled with humid greenness, white florals and a faint fermented acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe may not be able to identify which scent comes from which tree or determine exactly which flower we are smelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet we can sense the entire orchard alive around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC is not simply a portrait of a single flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the complete atmosphere surrounding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Not a portrait of one flower, but the atmosphere surrounding it.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# Before the Familiar, There Was Something Fantastic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC is a soliflore interpretation of durian blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fragrance created from many different flowers, yet devoted to the story of only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not describe what durian smells like when ripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, it captures a moment when the orchard is still filled with flowers, before the famous fruit comes into being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Before the fruit, there was a flower.  \u003cbr\u003eBefore the familiar, there was something Fantastic.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# Frequently Asked Questions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Does FANTASTIC smell like ripe durian flesh?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFANTASTIC does not recreate the smell of ripe durian flesh and was not designed as a fruity fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt captures the character of durian blossom and the atmosphere of the orchard before the fruit begins to form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## What does the opening smell like?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening is green, tart and gently fermented, shaped by Durian Blossom and Yogurt Accord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis acidity is not intended to smell literally like food. It gives the flower an unusual, vibrant and living quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Why are so many flowers used if FANTASTIC is a soliflore?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soliflore is a fragrance designed primarily to express the character of one flower. It does not have to be composed from only one floral ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe many flowers within FANTASTIC act as different parts of a single Durian Blossom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## Can FANTASTIC be worn every day?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the fragrance begins with an unusual and unfamiliar concept, its woods, earthy notes and musk allow it to settle naturally onto the skin as a wearable Eau de Parfum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VOYAGER Fragrance","offers":[{"title":"30 mL","offer_id":49056603537633,"sku":"1001700202052","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/0208\/9185\/files\/Fantastic-Bottle-UNBG.jpg?v=1788877230","url":"https:\/\/skonxperfumery.com\/products\/fantastic","provider":"SKONX Perfumery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}