This fragrance is Cavagna's tribute to René Gruau, pseudonym of Renato Zavagli Ricciardelli delle Caminate, a famous Italian illustrator. Gruau took part in the revolution that began in 1947 with the New Look: when the lines of female codes were rewritten. He joins those who are now his friends, Dior, Givenchy, Balmain, for them he created shapes and created advertisements, such as the iconic woman covered in ostrich feathers. Gruau said-"The line is the basis of all the arts: a single line can express greatness, nobility, sensuality, it is the synthesis of all sensations, the concentration of all knowledge." The lines of the Boa Madre bottle are reminiscent of the curves of ostrich eggs. The egg is the representation of the primordial seed from which it all began, its iconographic use is in all cultures. Cavagna has added to the flora of Musa Paradisiaca some fauna: elements of animalic civet, castoreum, and musk.
What We Think
Equal parts bewitching and intoxicating, the newest from Christian Cavagna opens with an invigorating blast of ginger and pink pepper, not to be outdone by a flourish of indolic tuberose, jasmine and orange blossom. Those that wear Boa Madre may feel compelled to strut or show off, as a dizzying blend of leather, civet, oak moss, and birch instills confidence given to only the bold.
