Maria Candida Gentile's latest creation - Anime Sante - is an aromatic wonder, inspired by - and dedicated to - one's hopes, faiths and prayers. Benzoin gives the fragrance a lasting sweet essence, reminiscent of an intoxicating combination of incense, spice and sugar.

"The inspiration came to me whilst I was walking slowly in a religious procession in Puglia, completely dazed between the scent and the warmth of the flowers and the crowds, between the sacred essences and other - more worldly - ones, together with the red fire of the sacred vestments and the candle lights. And it was there, in that very moment, that the inspiration for the new perfume came to me. The feeling was intangible, followed by a flutter of great emotion. Holy Souls were there, with me. I felt it, and I could already see it. I let myself go and the notes came to me, just as if I were writing a song. Holy Souls is a prayer, a perfume dedicated to us all, to our rosary beads, our saints, our faiths and to our many great hopes." ~ MCG

NOTES: Frangipani, almond milk, melon, benzoin, sequoia