Notes
Rooibos comes from a South African shrub rather than the tea plant. In Voluptuous Seduction, its woody red character opens a fragrance created around rose, moving from rooibos and apple toward an opulent floral heart.
Rooibos Comes From a Shrub
Rooibos is often called red tea, although it comes from a South African shrub rather than the tea plant used for green, black, white and oolong teas.
That difference is part of what makes rooibos in perfume so interesting. State of Mind pairs the woody red Rooibos with apple in the opening of Voluptuous Seduction, giving the fragrance an unexpected beginning.
Tea is part of the way State of Mind builds its fragrances, bringing the world of the cup into the composition itself.
What Does Rooibos Bring to Voluptuous Seduction?
Voluptuous Seduction was created around rose. After its opening, the fragrance develops into an intense floral composition built around Velvet Rose, Wild Rose and truffle. Sandalwood and Cedar Wood give the fragrance its depth.
Rooibos gives that story an unusual point of departure. The pairing begins with a plant that is not technically a tea, then moves toward the floral character at the center of the fragrance. The contrast is part of what makes Voluptuous Seduction's tea pairing so distinctive within the State of Mind collection.
Floral Opulent
Voluptuous Seduction
- Top Notes
- Madonna White Lily, Rooibos, Apple
- Heart Notes
- Truffles, Velvet Rose, Wild Rose
- Base Notes
- Sandalwood, Cedar Wood
- Tea Pairing
- Rooibos, a red shrub from South Africa's Cederberg region
A Fragrance Built Around Rose
The name Voluptuous Seduction carries the idea further. In the Maison's original story, seduction is described as an indirect and subtle form of power, while the fragrance's positioning is captured in the image of an iron fist in a velvet glove.
That image fits the fragrance's structure. Its floral identity is unmistakable, yet its character has depth and presence. Rooibos and apple introduce the composition before the roses take over its center.
It remains a floral opulent fragrance, with a tea pairing that starts somewhere unexpected.
Why Is Rooibos Used in Perfume?
Rooibos gives State of Mind another way to explore its relationship between tea and fragrance. It comes from a different plant with its own identity and becomes the starting point for one of the collection's most floral compositions.
In Voluptuous Seduction, a red, woody Rooibos opens the door to a fragrance created around rose.
To explore more of the tea pairings behind the collection, read How tea becomes a State of Mind perfume.
A tea pairing can begin with a plant that was never tea at all.
