Chypre Azural blends exquisite citrus oils from Italy - Tarocco blood orange grown on the slopes of Mt. Etna, and cedrat from Syracuse in Sicily - offering an emphatically juicy, zesty, and complex citrus expression, twirling through a structure of patchouli, softened with rose. Scintillating colours embed themselves on a chypre pillar, satisfying even the most discerning wearers of fresh fragrances.
Cuir de Chine’s marriage of osmanthus extracts is extraordinary. First, a rare hydroalcoholic infusion known as an ‘alcoolat’ offers a unique top note freshness unobtainable any other way, both fruity (apricot) and floral. Then, osmanthus absolute lends body - a leathery, tannic impression that lasts all the way down, is complemented with clary sage for a crisp, aromatic freshness.
Musc des Sables achieves a muskiness through resinous, amber-adjacent materials. An overdose of tonka bean from Venezuela, with sweet and almond-like qualities, builds out a softly powdery and decadent heart. Built further with benzoin resin, this offers a base with an evidently classical feeling. A faint touch of green mandarin lends a hint of freshness at the top of this bottom-heavy scent that wears close.
Rose de Jamal is a tribute to rose, to the producers of the Dadés Valley, and to Morocco. The name itself, Jamal’s rose, is the name of the founder of the source of this rose - and here 100 of Jamal’s roses are in every bottle; an absolute at 5% concentration. Blended with pungent Nanah spearmint and cedar wood, and traces of leather and everlasting flower - the result is a brilliant rose, with clear woody aspects.
The sunlit radiance of Immortelle Solaire is absolutely extraordinary, proudly flaunting the use of ‘full-spectrum’ everlasting flower extract, procured carefully with cutting edge ultrasound extraction technology to offer a true expression without the undesirable features. An ambery, leathery aroma - tinted and toned with maple, coffee, fenugreek. Its balsamic profile is bolstered with styrax oil, which is unctuous and complexly sweet, with spice and floral nuances. A touch of hazelnut gives the scent a moreish quality.
Finally, the renowned Vanille Havane employs an impressive 9.1% total content of natural vanilla, including a tincture with material from the islands of Comoros. The vanilla here is generous, sweet, and multifaceted with milky, smoky, and leathery qualities. Blending this with cacao adds a pleasant bitter dark chocolate contrast, flecked with red fruit and almond notes. Altogether reminiscent of rum, a light floral top is the result of jasmine flower.
