{"product_id":"pear-oud","title":"Pear \u0026 Oud","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarm brown beads at 15mm — the largest we roll, and the ones you notice on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe formula\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgarwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eGoose Pear\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eShellac\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goose pear here is not a fragrance stirred into the blend. It is a step in making it, and the step is the whole point — see below. Shellac is the binder that holds the powder together before it is rolled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the name comes from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoose-pear incense, for inside the bed curtains.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe method is attributed to Li Yu, last ruler of the Southern Tang and a far better poet than he ever was a king. It is written down in Chen's Book of Incense: hollow out a goose pear, pack the cavity with agarwood powder, close it up, and steam it. The fruit's juice goes into the wood. Do it three times and the pear is spent — and the agarwood carries something that no amount of dry blending can put there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the curtains is where it was meant to be burned. Close quarters. One person, or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bracelet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20cm · 15mm beads · 25g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by the blended-incense method. Botanicals are selected, hand-ground to powder, sieved, weighed, bound, and rolled into beads one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWear it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn. Rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the scent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo alcohol, no spray, no projection. The oils live in the beads and wake with the warmth of your skin. Someone across the room will not smell it — that is the point. It is a scent for the person wearing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is strongest in the first weeks and softens over the months that follow. Keep it dry; moisture is the one thing that shortens its life. If the scent quietens, warm the beads between your palms for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade and shipped from our workshop. Arrives in 7–15 days.\u003cbr\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"qwiex","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":46502753468513,"sku":"CJSL275407803CX","price":44.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/7856\/0865\/files\/556266b1-afd0-4fe1-a65c-8aaa00f14ddb_db3b4a95-0194-443b-8fbc-5c3d0fd8b613.jpg?v=1788258052","url":"https:\/\/qwiex.com\/products\/pear-oud","provider":"qwiex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}