Dharan

Dharan by Clandestine Laboratories is a fragrance for women. The nose behind this fragrance is Mark Sage. The fragrance features Rhododendron, Ambergris, Geranium, Nutmeg, Wild Rose, Yuzu, Peppermint, Jasmine, Himalayan Cedar, White Musk and Pink Lotus. Dharan is a city in eastern Nepal; its name derives from the Sanskrit word Dharana, a meditative focus on the divine. Dharan is unmistakable for its sophisticated freshness and floral muskiness. Boldly feminine but not at all girly; clean, austere and somewhat linear, it projects bitter-fresh and green facets that balance its musky-floral cedar body and prevent it from becoming heavy, sharp or stale. The drydown on skin is seriously sexy but also elegant and clean. The notes evoke Nepal and Buddhism generally: peppermint, rhododendron leaves (rhododendron is Nepal’s national flower but is odorless), geranium, nutmeg, pink lotus, jasmine, wild rose, Himalayan cedarwood, white musks and ambergris. In addition, yuzu contributes a citrus quality to the bitter freshness of the opening.