Caffé Latte

A café latte, unapologetic from the first second.

— Almond, coffee and milk in the top notes. There is no citrus, no transition phase — you step straight into the cup. The milk is the material that makes the difference. In perfumery it is a milky, sweet note, a little like the bottom of a cereal bowl — it is what rounds off the bitterness of the coffee and gives that impression of a hot drink rather than of a roasted bean.

— The heart adds liquorice and amber, with a white flower the house does not name.

— The base closes on caramel, musk and a nut, also unspecified.

This is an eau de parfum. Two to three sprays.

This one is the most literal of them all: the others evoke coffee, this one serves it.

Autumn, winter, and rather in the morning — it is fun to wear at breakfast.

The notes

Top — Almond, coffee, milk
Heart — Liquorice, amber, white flower
Base — Caramel, musk, nut

Olfactive family

Gourmand, praline and sweet

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The freshest fragrance of the whole house, and the only frank citrus of the lot. Yuzu is the star.

— Yuzu is a Japanese citrus: more bitter than a lemon, more floral than a grapefruit, with a highly scented peel. It is an expensive, recognisable material, and putting it in the first note is a real choice. With grapefruit and mandarin, the opening is dazzling.

— The heart brings galbanum — a resin that smells of cut stem and green pepper, the greenest material in perfumery — with tropical fruits the house does not name.

— The base is airy: musk, plus ozonic notes and aldehydes. Aldehydes are that soapy, slightly metallic sparkle of the great fragrances of the 1920s; ozonic is the smell of the air after rain.

Worth knowing: the name evokes dusk, the fragrance smells of high noon. A contrast to be owned.

Spring, summer, daytime. Average longevity, moderate projection.

The notes

Top — Yuzu, grapefruit, mandarin
Heart — Galbanum, tropical fruits
Base — Musk, ozonic notes, aldehydes

Olfactive family

Citrus and aromatics

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Six materials, not one more. This is a sober oud, built like a classic eau de toilette and not like a loaded oriental.

— Bergamot and musk open it fresh and clean.

— The heart brings patchouli and geranium — geranium is a green, peppery material, close to rose but drier, traditionally used to structure masculine fragrances.

— The base is the essential part: oud and cedar. Two woods, nothing else. No vanilla to soften, no praline to round off. The oud is bare, held up by the cedar.

Who it is for: someone who wants an oud without sugar. That is rare in this catalogue, where most of the ouds are wrapped in gourmand notes.

Autumn, winter, evenings. Long wear, moderate projection.

The notes

Top — Bergamot, musk
Heart — Patchouli, geranium
Base — Oud, cedar

Olfactive family

Oud and precious woods

For hygiene reasons, this product cannot be returned once it has been unsealed after delivery. Your 14-day right of withdrawal applies in full to items whose original packaging has not been opened.