The Smells of the Desert
The Mojave Desert is a vast prehistoric landscape spanning south-eastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and north-western Arizona. An immense expanse full of climatic extremes which takes its name from the Native American term for “beside the water”. The soulful beauty of the Mojave Desert is as comforting to many as it is hostile to others. In this xeric wilderness trees and vegetation more ancient than many civilizations defy conditions that prey on human vulnerability.
The ghost flower is a rare species that dares to blossom above this baked, hard ground. Its pale almost translucent petals suggest a delicate, fragile state, yet this wondrous plant lives where life seems all but absent. Its ethereal appearance belies its strength and nature.
Despite its arid surroundings and inability to produce nectar, the ghost flower, or Mohavea Confertiflora, maintains it's perfect, majestic beauty and thrives year after year. In an astonishing feat of ingenuity the flower uses mimicry to attract the pollinators of a neighboring plant species by developing markings that resemble those of a female bee genus attracted to its subject and duping the male bee into following suit. This moving humanlike behavior and captivating tale of survival lies in the foundation that inspired Byredo's perfume, “Mojave Ghost” which is an homage to this most bewitching flower.
A woody composition with a light and graceful character that slowly discloses its true intensity. Heady top notes of musky ambrette combine with sweet, fresh Jamaican sapodilla fruit. Delicate, powdery Violet then unfurls to reveal soft, lingering Sandalwood brightened with fresh Magnolia. Finally warm Chantilly Musk rounds out a base of crisp ambergris and elegant Cedarwood, leaving the spirit of “Mojave Ghost” to linger on the skin.
