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Arquiste Tropical ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 10 May 2025 5 Comments

Niche line Arquiste has launched Tropical, a new unisex fragrance.

A juicy, decadent take on tropical fruits, flowers and woods. Inspired by a modernist garden in the balmy city of Mêrida, Yucatán. A spritz of paradise. With notes of champaca orchids, ripe guava, fresh ginger, Mexican vanilla and mahogany.

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New Year’s Eve 2022, Mérida, Yucatán.

Fireworks light up the night sky of old Mérida, their glow reflecting on the rippling surface of a pool. Hidden behind an unassuming colonial facade lies this modernist oasis, where glass and travertine surfaces frame a garden brimming with life: palm trees, bird of paradise flowers, leafy ginger plants bordering the pool. A guava tree, heavy with ripe fruit, fills the air with sweetness, mingling with the heady scent of champaca blossoms and the deep aroma of tropical woods. Beneath the tree, a weathered Mayan idol lies half-buried, silently whispering the ancient stories woven into the everyday of this vibrant city.

Tropical was developed by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux. Additional notes include plumeria, guava blossom, jasmine, guava paste accord, vanilla, woody amber accord and mahogany.

Arquiste Tropical is $225 for 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

(via arquiste)

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Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: arquiste, rodrigo flores roux

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  1. Vee says:
    10 May 2025 at 12:42 pm

    Arquiste has been on fire recently and this one sounds promising.

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    • Robin says:
      10 May 2025 at 12:44 pm

      I do love guava…hope someone will report back on this one, although I’ll never buy it unless they do a travel spray.

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  2. therabbitsflower says:
    10 May 2025 at 1:39 pm

    I was immediately in just based on the brand, the perfume name, the color of the juice. Then the notes and the transportive description… Yeah, I’ll definitely order a sample.

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    • Robin says:
      11 May 2025 at 10:25 am

      Do report back!

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  3. LunaGrrrl says:
    14 May 2025 at 1:36 pm

    Again I am lured in by the promise of guava… waiting for samples to come available at my favorite stockist!

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