{"product_id":"purple-ether","title":"Purple Ether","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurple beads, ten millimetres, and nothing else on the cord. The colour is natural to the blend, not dyed on.\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\u003eLavender\u003c\/strong\u003e · \u003cstrong\u003eHainan Qinan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgarwood is the resin the perfume world calls \u003cem\u003eoud\u003c\/em\u003e. Qinan is its highest grade — this one from Hainan, the island off China's southern coast, where the greenest and most resinous material has been graded and traded for centuries. Lavender is the one Western note in the blend, and the one you will recognise first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe plain one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple Dawn is the same blend, the same colour and the same 10mm bead, with two citrine beads set at the front. This one has none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the entire difference, and it is worth stating plainly rather than dressing up: some people want the stone, and some people want the strand to disappear under a cuff. If you are the second kind, this is the one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the name comes from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePurple air comes from the east.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaozi rode west toward the Hangu Pass, meaning to leave China for good. The keeper of the pass looked east, saw purple vapour drifting toward him, and understood that a sage was on the road. He would not open the gate until the old man had written his teachings down — which is how the \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e came to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple air from the east has meant the same thing ever since: something good is on its way, and it has already started moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bracelet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20cm · 10mm beads\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\u003eEvery day. That is rather the point of it.\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":46502753665121,"sku":"CJSL275407804DW","price":44.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/7856\/0865\/files\/9d646f0f-77d2-4856-98e4-569430089650_6cc735d7-013c-4341-8889-953735a6b8ec.jpg?v=1788258055","url":"https:\/\/qwiex.com\/products\/purple-ether","provider":"qwiex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}