A resinous woody, built around incense. And a rare material in the opening: davana.
— Davana is an Indian plant whose oil smells of dried fruit, caramel and hay all at once — a warm, candied, slightly heady scent. It is used in small quantities because it is powerful. Paired with nutmeg, it gives a spiced, dense start.
— The heart is held by patchouli and incense. The incense is the fragrance's signature here: that smell of burnt resin, dry and a little peppery, which immediately gives a composition its gravity.
— The base is soft: musk, ambergris, and a sweet roundness the house does not specify.
Only one source publishes this pyramid, and two of its lines remain vague.
Autumn, winter, evenings. Long wear, moderate projection.
The notes
Top — Nutmeg, davana
Heart — Patchouli, incense, flowers
Base — Musk, ambergris, sweet notes
Olfactive family
Incense and resins
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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
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