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Where rose terraces reach for azure skies—dew-kissed petals, ephemeral delight… ☁️

@Shini.Park presents “Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir”—a mesmerizing visual journey through the mountains of Jabal Akhdar for @AmouageOfficial.
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Photography @Shini.Park
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Their fragrance, a melody, in the stillness of the air—perfumed verses, in the woven vessel's care 🌬

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Their fragrance, a melody, in the stillness of the air—perfumed verses, in the woven vessel's care 🌬

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Their fragrance, a melody, in the stillness of the air—perfumed verses, in the woven vessel's care 🌬

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

For in rose-picking, I find life's sweetest song,
Forever linked… forevermore 🥀

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Photography @Shini.Park
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Amidst the verdant rows of emerald leaves,
Where morning's light in gentle streams weaves. ⛰

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Amidst the verdant rows of emerald leaves,
Where morning's light in gentle streams weaves. ⛰

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Amidst the verdant rows of emerald leaves,
Where morning's light in gentle streams weaves. ⛰

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

For in this act, a bond does form,
Between a soul and nature’s norm…

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Photography @Shini.Park
Film by @AlaricMacdonald
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Battling high temperatures and harsh conditions on a windswept mountain, the Jabal Rose is unlike any other, it is a symbol of endurance and fortitude, a true treasure of the Sultanate.

Ten thousand thorns adorn the stem, lining the path like hedgerows, or traditional Omani daggers, the Khanjars, each thorn as pink as the rose themselves.

Words and photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
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In monochrome hues, the buildings rise,
Against the rocky peaks, they touch the skies. ☁️

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Photography @Shini.Park
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Do you yearn to be petals, soft and fair,
Or is it in your thorniness, you find your rare?
Do you, too, long for a touch gentle and warm,
Or are you content in your prickly, guarded form?

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

Do you yearn to be petals, soft and fair,
Or is it in your thorniness, you find your rare?
Do you, too, long for a touch gentle and warm,
Or are you content in your prickly, guarded form?

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

The story of contrast, in shades of old… ✉️

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Photography @Shini.Park
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

With crimson thorns, guarding love's repose 🌹

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

What is commonly known as a rose and its head, on the rocky shelves of Jabal Akhdar, the Rock Rose is a womb that births something akin to magic.

The slopes are home to 7,000 rose bushes, scattered around 90 rose orchards, where the harvesters and their families reside. Elders pass on centuries-old traditions to the next generation, as children splash around in the falaj dancing and giggling, like young rose buds in the making.

The harvest is gingerly escorted to distillation units that honour an age-old practice under the careful guardianship of Mr Ahmed, where several tons of flowers pass through quality checks and hours of a highly technical steam-distillation procedure. The final gift is the purest expression of the Rock Rose, the rose oil - an elixir of the Green Mountains.

Words by @Shini.Park
Film by @AlaricMacdonald
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As sunlight bathes the petals' blushing grace…

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose

As sunlight bathes the petals' blushing grace…

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“Ten Thousand Thorns and an Elixir,” photography by @Shini.Park for @AmouageOfficial
#Amouage #Oman #JabalRose