On the Valensole plateau, as daylight withdraws, the mauve spikes turn a cool blue and the air becomes velvety. The in-between light of dusk blends deep night blue with the iridescent sheen of the slender stems.
At times, the sun lingers, casting its liquid gold over the flowering fields, warming their aromatic notes.
A few notes of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue are enough to turn this moment into pure grace.
Shade of Blue is a fragrance of contrasts — lavender captured at the exact moment the sun dips below the horizon, when its powdery freshness grows rounder, almost caramelised.
