WOODY | LEATHERY | INCENSE
Fragrance in constant motion, the line stretches like a horizon: vast, uninterrupted, yet ever-changing.
A surprising fusion of smoky frankincense and lactonic accord combined with bright fruits (pineapple, peach, plum) opens the composition, leading into a heart of pine and heliotrope, evoking landscapes of endless roads and forests. The base is a deep structure of sandalwood and leather accord carrying the scent forward into infinity.
The heart is indeed a powerful symbol of life and love. The heart has been associated with love, passion, emotion and romance for centuries, with Cupid’s arrow piercing the heart being a well-known image in art and literature. The heart is the source of our deepest emotions and desires, or that it is the place where our truest self resides. me du Cur love, the soul of the heart. Precious as a ruby, explosive as a bomb and bold as spice.
This sensuous and rich oriental rose opens with a fruity and fragrant bolt of cardamom, bergamot, orange, pine and ginger and melts into a sensual floral heart of rose, jasmine and cognac.
The guaic and tonka make the base slightly sweet and resinous blended with fragrant woods and light incense. This is a charming and versatile oriental rose.
INSPIRATION
Summanus was the Roman god of Nocturnal Thunder, the Monarch of Night. This scent celebrates Jupiter’s oft forgotten dark twin with its electric lightening bolt of cardamon and black pepper and its moody base.
This is a delightful incense floral with a warm resinous base.
The frankincense and amber create a beautiful warm temple / church vibe, unfurling into a rich floral heart of Indian tuberose and rose.
Absinthe and elemi and pink pepper add hedonistic make a slightly medicinal top note balanced with a spicy, woody and slightly sweet base.
INSPIRATION
Inspired by Vesta, the Roman goddess of purity, home and hearth. Her purity of heart and promise of fertility were symbolised in the eternal flames burning in her temples.
Like its inspiration this fragrance has an eternal elegance, appeal and a lightness of touch.
WOODY
IF BY R.K.
It was by crossing India from north to south during a charity race that David Frossard, artistic director of the the House Frapin, found the inspiration for this new fragrance. IF, pays tribute to India with its precious wood, sandalwood from Mysore and the native poet of Bombay, Rudyard Kipling and his famous poem “If”.
I was lucky enough to travel from the north to the south of India during a charity race this year and on passing through Mysore, the verses of “If” came to me. It was my grandfather, a great traveller if ever there was one, who introduced me to this poem when I was a child. This lesson that needs to be repeated every day in order to become what we are”: David Frossard, artistic director of Parfums Frapin.
Olfactory pyramid:
Top: Fresh ginger from Madagascar, pepper from Karnataka, Italian bergamot
Heart: Fig milk, Ceylon cinnamon, cashmere wood
Base: Sandalwood from Mysore, patchouli from Indonesia, Guaiac wood from Peru, tonka bean from Venezuela
