{"product_id":"purple-attar","title":"Purple Attar","description":"\u003cp\u003eI wanted to explore the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/approach\/purple-violette-banafsaj-lilacy-etc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePurple\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e genre in different directions. Rather than treating Purple as a single composition, I began exploring adjacent hues within its spectrum: black, blue, brown, and beyond. Whether these projects will ultimately come to fruition remains to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, I was developing something especially meaningful to me as a Palestinian: Olive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI first worked with olive leaf in the original \u003cem\u003eGhazali\u003c\/em\u003e. The material offered an earthy, creamy bitterness alongside green, slightly tart, and woody facets that I found captivating. Eventually, I felt drawn back to it, this time through the lens of Purple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI amplified Purple's core elements—blackcurrant, oud, orris, and ambergris—then introduced a generous dose of olive leaf. I also processed the blend in a way that enveloped it in a gentle smoky haze without ever obscuring the Purple at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend spent months resting in a camel skin pouch, \u003cem\u003eKuppi\u003c\/em\u003e, which I revisited periodically as it evolved. Over time, it began to feel complete. What started as an experiment seemed worthy of becoming an attar, with a spray interpretation to follow later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn essence, Purple Olive is Purple with its defining elements—ambergris, orris, oud, and blackcurrant—amplified and refracted through the distinctive character of olive leaf \u0026amp; fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround the same period, I acquired a small collection of vintage ouds: vintage Merauke, vintage Manipuri, and vintage Burmese. The quantities were modest, but the materials were exceptional. Rather than incorporating them into a single composition, I decided to explore them as companions to Purple, resulting in an attar trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vintage Merauke offered smooth earthy, green, and woody facets that felt naturally aligned with the Olive interpretation of Purple. In my mind, it became a natural extension of that idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vintage Burmese took Purple in a different direction, introducing an incense-like, leathery character. The vintage Manipuri contributed a deep woody richness with subtle molasses-like nuances, absent the heavier funk often associated with Hindi ouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three compositions remain unmistakably Purple. One leans toward olive, while the other two venture further down the oud path.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"elkhaldi studio","offers":[{"title":"Vintage Merauke \/ 2.5gr","offer_id":47599416869017,"sku":"PR-MK","price":160.0,"currency_code":"OMR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vintage Burmese \u0026 Vintage Manipur \/ 2.5gr","offer_id":47866217758873,"sku":"PR-BM","price":195.0,"currency_code":"OMR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Olive \/ 2.5gr","offer_id":47866217791641,"sku":"PR-OL","price":225.0,"currency_code":"OMR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/5866\/7161\/files\/merauke.png?v=1781772062","url":"https:\/\/www.elkhaldistudio.com\/products\/purple-attar","provider":"elkhaldi studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}