EDITOR'S NOTE

Tumultuous restraint.

At the fore, an emphatic reinterpretation of rose; pure, streamlined, uncompromisingly modern. Blended with a unique extraction of timut pepper, geranium bourbon, and a note of cassis for freshness and spice.

Yet a quiet storm lies beneath vetiver and cedar form an earthy bed of dark, mysterious leather with IsoButyl Quinoline at the center – an intensely bitter molecule, largely forgotten since its use in the daring perfumery of the Jazz Age.

At once sparkling and sober, a recognizably floral composition is shadowed by a dramatic, yet controlled sensuality.

About the Perfumer: As a disciple and close friend of the legendary Edmond Roudnitska (creator of “Le Parfum de Thérèse”), Jean-Claude Ellena soon adopted a minimalistic approach to perfumery. Since then, he has developed it into his own distinctive style, which is continually informed by his elegant and quiet way of being and has been compared by his contemporaries to watercolor sketches and chamber music. Jean-Claude says that a perfume must be like “a soft caress; nothing must shock, nothing must shout”. Minimalism never left him, however, and his compositions always remain focused around a few key ingredients.

THE DETAILS

• Perfume top notes: geranium, blackcurrant, bourbon geranium
• Perfume middle notes: vetiver, cedar
• Perfume base note: leather accord
• Available in 50ml and 100ml