Saudade

Saudade is a happy melancholy. It's the memory of a moment when you were happy, which you remember fondly, knowing that that specific happiness will never return.

It doesn't hurt, but it doesn't fade either. In this fragrance, that feeling takes shape with delicacy and depth, like a minor chord suspended in the air after a melody.

Its notes seek to translate the intangible: the sweetness of what has been, the warmth of an absent presence, the comfort of a city that knows how to look back without ceasing to move forward.

Its olfactory pyramid revolves around a warm opening of soft caramel, which blends with the velvety white of jasmine and a delicious nuance of white chocolate and sweet pear.

The deep and enveloping base combines vanilla, ambrox, and musk, leaving a trail of tenderness, mystery, and elegance.

BOTANICAE

We were born with the challenge of preserving a destination within a bottle. We sustainably promote access to artistic perfumery, without large impersonal marketing campaigns or the barriers of ultra-luxury.

Our story

We have always been travelers, entrepreneurs and curious people.
In 2012, we began our journey in the fragrance industry, where after our training we were fortunate to be assigned to the Middle East Region. There, perfumes are a culture, and in almost every home, the ingredients are known, and their blends are passed down from generation to generation.

Together with multinationals in the sector, we worked with the region's historic brands, for whom we coordinated the formulation and supply of fragrances, while sharing endless discussions over tea.

Emirates, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Libya, India, Pakistan... Our experience grew, and so did the territories we covered, starting to travel throughout East Africa and South Asia. An exciting period that taught us to open our eyes to other cultures, their scents, and their traditions.

At the end of 2018, the Mediterranean reclaimed us, and we returned home, from where we continued to travel while we settled in.

We decided to venture out and share the experiences of all those years through perfumes, and to do so in a sustainable, humane, and honest way. This is how Botanicae was born.

From here, our stories are told with perfumes. We work and live intensely to continue surprising you with them.

Our deliveries are made via DHL Express courier, which delivers within 3/5 Days of the shipment of the goods.

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For all orders the customer will receive a free gift and/or several perfume or cosmetic samples which can also be requested personalized in the order notes.
Orders are processed within 1 to 2 working days from receipt of payment. Orders with samples only may take longer. In the event of warehouse errors and the product being unavailable, the customer will be contacted immediately by email to agree on delivery times.

We have a 30 day return policy, meaning you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition you received it, unworn or unused, with tags and in its original packaging. You will also need your receipt or proof of purchase.