Delicate floral scent of women's perfume. Miu Miu Fleur D "Argent is an oriental fragrance with a modern twist. Ange ou Demon Le Secret by Givenchy eau de parfum with the most controversial scent
Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan, Hermès
Quiet Chinese
Osmanthe Yunnan is the pinnacle of Jean-Claude Ellen's creativity and in the Hermessence collection. This is not the first osmanthus of the perfumer: there was also a tryout for The Different Company, the beautiful Osmanthus, in which Ellena showed both leather and apricots - everything that the title note is rich in. Osmanthe Yunnan is as light, transparent and flowing as its elder brother, but the eighth note is included in the dance of seven veils - a subtle note. It gives a scent that the slightly detached Osmanthus lacked: "Yunnan", unlike the latter, needs a person to reveal all its beauty.
Carnal Flower, Frédéric Malle
Tuberose for people with day jobs
Perfumer Dominique Ropion made many floral fragrances that became: Ysatis and Amarige for Givenchy, Alien for Mugler, Une Fleur de Cassie for the same Frédéric Malle, etc. His strong point is tuberose, the main perfume predator that tries to chew everything that got on the tooth. Ropion tames tuberose masterly - not with a whip, but by scratching behind the ear: the green and camphor "tops" characteristic of tuberose absolute are softer here than in the furious Tubéreuse Criminelle Serge Lutens 
and flower cream is lighter than ghee Fracas Robert Piguet 
... This is the perfect tuberose - creamy, silky, sweet and slightly bitter at the same time. Quite.
Amouage Gold Woman, Amouage
Classic glamor
Everything is great about Gold, except for one thing - it is completely unclear how to implement it in, assembled from the office, trips to dry cleaning and occasional outings to a new vegan cafe on UberX. Gold is incredibly beautiful (and very expensive, what is there), a magnificent floral aldehyde scent - even pales in comparison with it. Its rose, iris and lily of the valley sparkle like champagne and shimmer like diamonds in a stream of light, which in this interpretation is definitely closer to waves than particles: Gold is completely seamless - and you can't pull it apart to notes. And I don’t want to.
Tea Rose, Perfumerʼs Workshop
Photo of a rose
Like roses themselves, their derivatives that are used in perfumery - essential oils, absolutes, natural isolates - smell. Even absolutes from the harvests of different years, albeit harvested from the same field, can be very different, which brings the production of aromatic raw materials closer to winemaking. As a result, pink scents are also very diverse - and the degree of their relationship with a certain collective image of the rose is not the same. But there is Tea Rose - a perfumery of 1972, ideally corresponding to the archetype: here it is, a rose, large and fresh, with a dense ovary, with sepals that smell of something green and pungent, with geraniums, currants and honey.
Price 4900 r. for 60 ml
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Le Temps dʼUne Fête, Nicolaï Parfumeur Createur
Green daffodil
Little can be compared with the scent of daffodil - green, a little hay and animal (in its absolute there is a distinct tone of warm barn, dung). This flower smells like one that has rolled merrily in the morning grass, and "Holiday" - an ideal daffodil, a fabulous chimera - and blooms and atrocities in equal measure. Now Nicolaï is sold in the Moscow boutique “Accents”, but Le Temps dʼUne Fête cannot be found there, as well as on the brand's website. In their correspondence, Nicolaï replies that there is a small supply, however, whether it is replenished or not is not completely clear: they honestly admit that the absolute of a suitable quality narcissus is very expensive and is not always affordable for a small independent brand. However, this masterpiece can still be ordered by writing or calling the number below.
Bombay Bling !, Neela Vermeire
Saturday night fever
All Neela Vermeire fragrances are made by Bertrand Duchaufour and all are dedicated to eras in the history of India: there is Vedic India in the collection, India from the time of Emperor Ashoka, colonial India. Bombay Bling! - the smell of a new India, always experiencing some kind of cataclysm: now the monsoon, now the economic boom, now all the mangoes from the fruit merchant on the Mumbai embankment crumbled. The note of green mango that Bertrand Duchaufour likes and knows how to work with (compare with his Nuit de Tubereuse for LʼArtisan Parfumeur and LʼOr du Serail for Naomi Goodsir), and the fragrance opens. Further - gulabjamun, tightly knit like a sweet milk ball, a floral accord: plumeria, tuberose, gardenia, ylang-ylang. There are spices, a smoke of incense, something green, maybe banana leaves with rice inside - all this raises the fruity-floral Bombay Bling! over numerous brothers in the genre, under which store shelves crackle.
Price 21,600 rubles. for 60 ml
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Encens et Lavande, Serge Lutens
Lavender wasteland
Encens et Lavande is a white crow in the Serge Lutens family of fragrances, clean, cold and austere. Its structure resembles Eric Satie's furnishing music, consisting of endless repetitions of the same simple musical phrase. Here it is made from icy incense and grassy lavender, which are perfect for each other, like oud and rose or iris and leather. Sati was very nervous when his furnishing music was listened to and commented on: it, according to his idea, was a continuation of the interior and should not be taken into account. But the hypnotic beauty of the play is obvious and mesmerizing, as is the beauty of Encens et Lavande. It is a pity that the latter "sounds" an order of magnitude less than, for example, this ten-hour performance.
Melodie de lʼAmour, Parfums Dusita
Real gardenia
In one of the last issues, we have already talked about the Thai perfumer Pissar Umavidjani. This year she brought two new fragrances to Pitti Fragranze, about which a lot will be written, but the first three will never go into the archive, they are so good - each in its own genre. Issara is a beautiful green wine glass, Oud Infini is a blooming oud blockbuster with a powerful beast, and Melodie de lʼAmour is a must-try for all lovers of white flowers, especially those who are trying to find a real, non-plastic gardenia. A very high-quality and expensive absolute was obviously used here: the gardenia "Melodia" seems almost green in its purity and freshness - without the echoes of earth, mushrooms and rancid oil that are characteristic of the note.
Iris Cendré, Naomi Goodsir
Gray iris
Fifty shades of gray - not in the sense that debauchery (iris is not about that at all), but in the meaning of the spectrum with which Iris Cendré works. This is without a doubt a very cold scent: over the cold ashes of the iris, gloomy incense is worn like a restless spirit, and someone smokes sadly aside. But flowers, and incense, and cigarettes are good - sad, well, great.
Price 14900 r. for 50 ml
Perfume is a way to attract attention to yourself. Light and delicate, sweet or fresh, spicy or floral scent of perfume will warn you about your appearance, and its trail will not let you forget about you after leaving.
Smells are most strongly associated with the emotional sphere. They improve the state of mind, create a special mood, and the associations caused by them are forever fixed in the mind. Therefore, if you want to feel in a new way, to feel beautiful and self-confident, to be remembered by a man for a long time, learn to choose and use complex compositions correctly.
In our article we will talk about fragrant guides to the world of plants, about what they are, how to choose them, what options can be found on sale.
Floral perfume for women
This is one of the most common and demanded types of products. Delicate, soft, sweetish scents of flora: familiar (rose, lily of the valley, violet, jasmine, lilac and others) and exotic (orchids, orange tree, strelitzia) - are combined in compositions that can complement the image of any woman.
Any perfume consists of three notes:
- Top or head. They are made up of elements that evaporate within the first 15 minutes. We feel them when applied.
- Medium or heart. They appear 15-20 minutes after application and sound from 2 to 5 hours, while medium volatility essential substances evaporate.
- Bottom or base. These components last the longest - up to 10-15 hours. They remain on hair and clothing after the lighter components are gone. They are responsible for the sillage and aftertaste left by the perfume.
Most of the fragrances we will talk about are sensual and vibrant top and middle notes. Perfumes with the scent of flowers as a base are much less common. But there are a great many variations with other subgroups. You can easily find combinations with:
- fruit;
- "Green";
- chypre;
- powdery;
- woody;
- oriental (oriental);
- leather;
- amber;
- fougere families.
Such a variety of compositions allows you to choose the right option for any occasion. Even common ingredients like rose and jasmine will feel completely different next to other ingredients. Among the floral perfumes, you will find scents that will suit both young girls and more mature women. And also classic combinations, the relevance of which is not lost over time.
Perfume for girls: the best floral perfumes
Girls under 25 usually choose one scent and mostly use it only. At this age, they still often do not distinguish whether this or that option suits them or they just like it. And also do not highlight samples intended for evening, formal or informal events.
Fresh and sweet, inviting and intriguing, notes emphasize energy, lightness and youth. Often, young women like the "delicious" smells associated with their favorite delicacies or famous cocktails.
- from Versace. The very charm of summer and sun. The brightness of orange blossom is softened by notes of pear, turning into a combination of delicate floral tones: freesia, water lily, mimosa. The composition leaves behind a warm sillage of woody base oils.
- by Yves Saint Laurent. A cute example of "tasty" perfume. The freshness of fruits and berries is combined with the delicate sweetness of white freesia, rose and lily of the valley.
- by Kilian Splash. When opened, this bouquet will completely change your impression of yourself. The soft notes of peach, bergamot, mandarin and cinnamon turn into the sensuality of jasmine and rose, leaving behind a trail of woody tones of sandalwood, patchouli and vetiver.
- from L`Artisan Parfumeur. This fresh scent will emphasize the naturalness and charm of youth. It combines the subtle sophistication of jasmine, the sweetness of tuberose, the invigorating astringency of orange and lime.
Popular floral perfumes and fragrances for women
Over time, tastes and requirements for perfume change. Closer to 30, ladies gain confidence and are already well aware of their preferences. They are gradually moving away from fruity, citrusy and “tasty” options, making tart and complex nuances a part of their style. They tend to choose sensual scents and bitter notes. Compositions designed for this category of buyers are distinguished by a special composition.
- by Christian Dior. This controversial bouquet will appeal to strong and self-confident women. It combines soft notes of fruits and berries with the tenderness of violets and the coolness of freesia, lily of the valley and magnolia. And the tones of musk add sexuality to the composition and make this composition an excellent choice for publication.
- from Guerlain. A perfect example of a floral-chypre combination. A sophisticated and feminine perfume combines the sweet smells of Bulgarian roses with the gentle coolness of peonies, lilies of the valley and freesias, complementing them with the spice of white musk and patchouli.
- by Gucci. Delicate and refined composition. In it, the freshness and coolness of citrus fruits, peony and rose are set off by the velvety sweetness of osmanthus. The bottom notes are patchouli and sandalwood.
- ... Intense and sensual, it combines woody and musky tones. Suitable for women who are not afraid to draw attention to themselves. Spicy and tart notes are softened by the softness of a rose.
Classic women's floral perfumes and fragrances are the best choice at all times
Manufacturers annually release dozens of new compositions. But there are scents that continue to be in demand, even with a long history behind. Their names are known even to people of distant famous brands.
- from Chanel. This is the first aldehyde perfume. They are not tied to any one component. The whole variety of notes is revealed only when interacting with the human body. Top notes are lemon, bergamot, orange blossom, ylang-ylang. Heart tones are formed from a combination of iris, lily of the valley, jasmine. The base is musky, woody, “green” scents, softened by vanilla tenderness.
- by Nina Ricci. A sweetish and intoxicating cloud. The tenderness of rose, violet, iris and jasmine is softened by spices, fruity, musky and woody notes.
- from Guerlain. An oriental perfume with herbal nuances. This spicy composition unfolds gradually: it starts with sharp citrus notes, gradually adds a deep and sensual "sound" of iris, jasmine, vetiver, rose, leaves behind a woody-musky trail.
Rating of floral fragrances of women's perfume from a man's point of view
The smell acts directly on the subconscious. He can radically change the impression of a woman, and with him the nature of the relationship. For some, how a partner smells is more important than how he looks. That is why a bizarre train is one of the most important ways to be remembered by a man. But not everything that is pleasant and pleasant to women causes a similar reaction in their strong half.
Many men like musk, it enhances sex drive. And cinnamon and vanilla create a sense of coziness and help build affection. Some people like sweet fruity aromas. Some prefer woody forest notes, others prefer the cool freshness of the sea.
Men love quality perfumes with natural scents. The perfume should be persistent, not cloying. You need to apply it in moderation.
Perfumery, like any serious industry, has its own classification of fragrances. In order not to get confused in all the variety of perfumery products that are offered to us in stores, and to make the right purchase, you need to know at least a little about which perfume fragrances exist, and how they differ.
Back in 1990, the French Perfumery Society, headed by perfumer Jean Kerleau, approved 7 main perfume types or "families", which in turn formed "families" aromas... Under "family" (type) aromas understands the general mood and impression made aroma, thanks to the use of certain notes. In families aromas there is also a division into male and female, elements of both can be used in perfumery regardless of her "gender". Today, experts distinguish not 7, but even 10, 14, but some 18 perfume families, which is due to the fact that each family has aromas there are subgroups that claim to be separated from the families. But in any case, to those who are interested perfumery, you need to know at least 7 basic types.
Floral
The variety of floral aromas is achieved through the presence of aldehyde, fruity, aquatic or green notes in them. Let's take a closer look at these subtypes.
1. Floral aldehyde. Aldehydes are synthetic aromas made from alcohol that are not like any natural odors. The first fragrance containing aldehydes was the legendary Chanel No. 5, which revolutionized the world of perfumery. Floral-aldehyde fragrances are distinguished by an exciting, sophisticated character. Currently, such fragrances are practically not produced, so the perfumes of this group have already become a real classic.
2. Floral-fruity- a very common subtype of aromas, in which, in addition to floral notes, notes of fruit are clearly caught: peach, plum, watermelon, grapefruit and even berries (black currant, raspberry, strawberry, etc.).
3. Floral Oceanic(aquatic, marine) is a relatively young subtype that appeared in the 90s of the last century. The compositions contain components of the sea accord, reminiscent of the water element, the sea breeze. This group also includes floral arrangements with ozone notes, evoking associations with fresh air, thunderstorms and rain. Such scents of such perfumes are not combined with black clothes and the cold season. Ideal for hot summers.
4. Floral green compositions give rise to associations with spring, greenery, with freshly cut grass. They are distinguished by special freshness, grace and are completely unobtrusive.
Oriental (or amber)
These are compositions with soft, powdery, warm and calm shades, where the dominant components are amber, musk, vanilla, incense-labdanum, sandalwood, cinnamon, spices. This is a type of so-called evening (winter) fragrances, for the perfume of this category is the strongest, the heaviest. It should be noted that depending on the combination of oriental notes with floral, fruity, or other notes, oriental aromas can be more or less heavy. Somewhere spices may prevail, somewhere - flowers, the category is very rich, but all these aromas are united by warmth, sweetness, minimal use of citrus and an emphasis on base notes, i.e. the final stages of the disclosure of the aroma. In most amber scents, the traditional base notes come to the fore at all.
Citrus
It is the most popular and most common type of fragrance in women's perfumery. The main components of this family are flowers - rose, jasmine, violet, lilac, lily of the valley, daffodil, tuberose. Floral fragrances can form the image of a single flower or a whole bouquet.
Citrus aromas charge you with vivacity and energy. This family of fragrances originates from the very first colognes, i.e. waters built on essential oils of bergamot, lemon, lime, tangerine, orange, etc. Most citrus fragrances are for men.
Chypre
Chypre fragrances are some of the brightest in perfumery. The name of this family was given to the perfume Chypre (translated from French means Cyprus), released in 1917 by François Coty. The success of this fragrance has led to the formation of a whole type combining the components of oakmoss, labdanum, bergamot and patchouli. Chypre aromas with their green, bitter woody notes have a fresh, clean character, they resemble the smells of forest, moss, grass, flowers, heated pine grove. Chypre perfumes are highly durable and particularly sensual. It should be noted that there are very few pure chypre fragrances, more often there are chypre fragrances with floral, fruity, green, aldehydic notes. The chypre base is mostly used in women's perfumery.
Fougere
This family has nothing to do with wine glasses: the name of the type comes from the French word "fougere", which means "fern". But this type of aroma also does not contain the smell of fern. At the heart of the perfume, the fougere fragrances contain an accord of lavender, oakmoss, coumarin, bergamot, combined with woody notes.
Photo by Betsy van der Meer for The New Yorker, September 2015.Let's just imagine that a man suddenly receives a bouquet of flowers. For a good reason or just like that, it doesn't matter. Tell me what is so terrible here? The man overcame, at best, a slight awkwardness and that's it! And if you do this regularly, then there will be no trace of his embarrassment. After all, flowers in your hands are a sign of attention, not your gender. For the first time I received a bouquet for one of my birthdays. There were sunflowers, a shepherd's purse, twigs of mastic, and all these flowers, despite the juicy greenery and bright colors, were so beautiful and brutal that the thought “Oh! Flowers? To me?" looked more ridiculous than logical. And then there was another bouquet a year later - seven giant and thorny cream roses. He was not at all brutal, like the first one, which did not prevent me from squeezing him to me and that I had the strength to close my eyes - either from happiness, or from thorns digging into my skin. Between the two bouquets there were many more different flowers - irises, tulips, tiger lilies, roses, chrysanthemums, asters, wildflowers without a name, daisies - I bought them myself, carefully wrapped them in craft and happily rushed home.
In perfumery, the situation is the same as with fresh flowers. On the one hand, "what's wrong with that?" And even if it does, what's wrong with that? Now a guy, in order to smell like flowers, needs a little more self-confidence, and in Ancient Egypt it was not even possible to smell differently. Once fragrant tuberose has become almost the main decoration of the winter gardens in Versailles. The essence of her white flowers was the iconic scent of unwashed bodies and love letters of the time. The sun king Louis XIV asked to rinse his snow-white shirts only in Aqua Angeli, a liquid akin to today's fabric softener, with a persistent smell of oud, nutmeg, cloves, styrax, benzoin, rose water, jasmine, orange blossom and musk. The rose was an obligatory part of the bacchanalia, which was arranged by the Roman emperor Nero. And finally, Napoleon's habit of literally bathing in the essence of orange blossom before every fight. Let us omit their victories or defeats, the point here is completely different - the smell of flowers never and nowhere gave them a doubt about their own manhood.
Perfume blogger Denis Beaulieu explains: “Global changes happened in the 19th century against the backdrop of the rise of the bourgeoisie. It was then that the idea that men could not wear floral notes appeared, and then actively spread. Men began to maintain hygiene, wear black suits and completely abandoned the coquetry of outfits of a bygone era. " It's funny that since then a man in the West is naturally ashamed of everything that is not a wine glass, but an oriental man, on the contrary, would rather prefer a rose than a tree, if it is, of course, not oud.
The owner of the Twisted Lily perfume shop, Eric Weiser in Brooklyn, shrugs his shoulders: “In fact, flowers are always present in commercial men's fragrances, they just are so“ gloved ”and“ salted ”with other ingredients that they cannot even utter a word. 95% of the assortment of our store is unisex if you like, but we have noticed an unprecedented surge in the popularity of jasmine among men. Flowers grow from the muddy ground, does that make them so feminine? "
Rose Noir, Byredo
It was my first floral scent that I bought myself - deliberately and without a doubt. It happened at the Lieblings concept store in the tiny German city of Fulda, where I was constantly traveling from Moscow for love affairs. Four months later, love ended, as did the contents of the bottle, and if the absence of the first one could somehow be tolerated, then higher forces came to the rescue with the second - the Byredo brand descended on Moscow with all its belongings. Its creator Ben Gorham - Swedish and Indian in half, completely covered with tattoos two-meter long hair with long hair in velvet slippers with tassels and a dressing gown made of thick silk - told me all the details. “Of course, creating a rose especially for men was the last thing I could think of. It suits absolutely everyone, and its peculiarity is that this rose blossomed in the era of decadence. All works of that time had an attitude of shocking, for the sake of which writers, artists and other artists deliberately used paradox, symbolism, eroticism, the cult of sensual pleasures and mysticism. Rose fragrances are always fantasy and ephemeral, but in this case, thanks to the musk and woody-mossy notes, the rose is rough, tangible and a little cheeky. Maybe because femininity is the last thing that comes to mind in the case of this rose, it reveals itself so harmoniously on the male skin? "
Flores Negras, Fueguia 1883
Now stones will be thrown at me or whatever else is thrown at dissidents, but I could never love anything in the Fueguia 1883 brand. At some point, it rolled head over heels into all the perfume markets from distant Argentina, walked through them far and wide, and at the same time drove crazy those who fell under her hot hand. I personally know the person who made all this creative mess, I honestly listened to all the fragrances until my poor sense of smell finally atrophied, I even went on vacation to Buenos Aires and first of all went to the main boutique of the brand, which looked more like the backstage of the old theater, but it was all in vain. I really love all these stories from tango to Patagonia, alcohol that is driven from maize, bottles of recycled glass, inscriptions with soy ink, boxes from naturally fallen trees in the Valdiviano forest, but at the same time not a single content thought out from inside to outside, me does not make you move on limp legs.
Egoiste, Chanel
In the case of this venerable fragrance, it’s not for me to run away from you, that flowers are in the order of things for men, he himself so brazenly declared in 1990, when perfumer Jacques Polge threw this creation out onto an unprepared audience. That only cost some advertising campaigns and films in support of it. And the composition, built around a rose, blazing geraniums and marigolds, still manages to sound modern, fresh and non-trivial. And to reproach this man for the love of flowers ...? Well, try ...
Rose Amazone, Hermès
With him we have a mandatory and non-negotiable rendezvous at duty free at every airport. In recent years, I have been making almost all flights in his company, which is comfortable for me and those around me. Imagine my undisguised surprise when I discovered that all Internet sites, without exception, call it a feminine fragrance. Perhaps, as they shortsightedly believe, the matter is in the enchanting rose. Or even worse, in currants and blackberries, which a serious man would never dare to inflict on himself. I will allow myself to disagree for the thousandth time and shower myself with rose water as if I were not going to fly, but to the bacchanalia to Nero. I do not argue, a rose can always appear as a mannered girl, indecently sticking out its sweet and powdery side, but it can also go into waste-free production, when not only tight buds with dew, but also hard stems, predatory thorns, prickly receptacles and beautiful withering petals. In this case, the aroma also turns out to be sweet and fresh, but its cutesiness suffers a complete fiasco, when greens, bitterness and spice suddenly sprout out of nowhere.
Seminalis, Orto Parisi
When the Orto Parisi collection was first presented to the public, it was a scandal. A vague and obviously something non-communicating concept, Latin in names, pictures with indecent meaning, smells that you do not expect at all in fragrances, a complete absence of notes in the description. Everything more or less fell into place when the founder and perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri frankly admitted that he compares a person here with a fictional garden, conveying all the impressions received through amazing and unique body odors - in places so natural that to admit out loud even to himself, “what it smells now, ”a little awkward. The last fragrance of the Seminalis collection is the most decent of all, which, however, does not prevent it from supporting the physiological concept chosen by the author. If you make an effort on yourself and imagine something decent, then a ripe dandelion could smell like this when you blow on its fluffy ball and its parachutes are dancing in the air. By tradition, the perfumer keeps the pyramid of notes in the strictest confidence, but many of my colleagues hear an obvious gardenia here. The same flower that men in the 19th century wore in the buttonholes of their jackets, but never dreamed of wearing it as a scent.
Soleil Blanc, Tom Ford
The best trio of classic perfumery for women - jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang - have been noted together and separately in all the iconic fragrances throughout their history, from Dior and Chanel to Guerlain and Jean Patou. Tom Ford, in his characteristic manner and our attitude towards him, from love to hate, has made the obvious and incredible - a fragrance where the most indecently feminine notes tease adult men, as if they were small children. And they are teased not on the female skin, located in intimate proximity to them, but on their own. How he did it, I don’t know, but the number of fans of this fragrance among the male audience is frighteningly off scale.
Sunshine Men, Amouage
A frivolous scent of irrevocably drying lavender and immortelle flowers that a dandy wearing a stretched alcoholic T-shirt under an expensive flannel jacket can afford, or a swirling God reflecting on a new tattoo while walking and chewing on a toothpick. Unusual and scandalous in all respects, a fougere, ranging from a complete disregard for the brand's east-oriented policy and ending with daring perfume additives in the form of brandy and tonka beans.
Twist No1 Chamomile, Clive Christian
Any flower that Sir Clive Christian and his daughter Victoria would not take on, comes out in advance from them as an aristocrat with an unblemished reputation, which is not something that is forbidden for men to wear, but is recommended in every possible way. The last and not the most obvious flower in perfumery, to which the family turned their close attention, is the modest chamomile that covers the swampy countryside of East Anglia. Due to its subtle "pharmacy" scent, the flower fits into the oriental recipe of exotic plants, spicy spices, refreshing citrus fruits and pimento burning through and through.
Paestum Rose, Eau d'Italie
Today, the ancient Italian city of Paestum lies in ruins and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Apart from the architectural treasures, the city was famous for a special variety of roses. They bloomed wildly twice a year, exuded a magical aroma, and were also supplied to the temple of Aphrodite and personally to the emperor Nero, whose servants showered guests with petals during lavish feasts. The beauty of Paestum roses was sung by Ovid, Virgil and Goethe - they will have to take their word for it, since this type of roses has irrevocably disappeared. In Paestum, for the most part, simple and hard-working men lived, and scientists are tossing to this day, trying to find an explanation for how all this subtle beauty could be erected by their calloused hands and meager minds. Perhaps it's all about roses, the aroma of which was constantly heard by the locals and which the perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour tried to recreate - he was also a master of starting a time machine. The result is a very masculine rose - dark, but without unnecessary gothic; shocking, but moderately tactful; mysterious and fragile, as if descended in 3D with the miraculous surviving engravings and frescoes.
Marfa, Memo
Everything in this fragrance is striking: firstly, tuberose, which has relations with men like the devil with incense; secondly, I am far from being an exemplary man and I love flowers very much, but with tuberose we cannot stand each other. I am drenched in this scent from head to toe and cannot understand how this is possible at all. Clara Malaya (founder of Memo) brought clarity when we finally met her in the Parisian boutique of the brand. “The source of inspiration for us was the unusual city of Martha, which my husband and I visited during our American trip by car. Life came to this remote and dreary at first glance desert in the state of Texas in the 1970s. Martha became the promised land for talented artists, filmmakers and performers. Among the barren desert, art objects made of concrete, metal, neon, plastic and aluminum have grown like flowers.
The scent is based on the absolute of tuberose flowers. But tuberose is not what everyone is accustomed to - oily, juicy, suffocating, blowing away. With the help of accompanying notes, we achieved a herbarium effect and got rid of excessive smell. Feeling as if the tuberose flower has dried up under the influence of the sand and heat of the desert, but it remains strong and still fragrant. "