In this new fragrance, patchouli expresses its lightest, most airy facets. Perfumer Jérôme Epinette chose an extremely pure fraction of its essence: “For Patchouli Blanc, I wanted to recreate the feeling of soft, enveloping cashmere,” he explains. “I wanted the fragrance to translate the idea of tender, cottony wood with a literally irresistible clean smell. That’s why I started by choosing a very specific, sheer and floral fraction of patchouli.”
Freed from its raw facets, this crystal-clear patchouli is paired with a velvety bouquet of roses and lit up by the spicy notes of pink peppercorn. A touch of cashmere wood gives this composition an enveloping, full-bodied feel, while diaphanous white musks evoke the scent of soft, fresh laundry against your skin.
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The fruit of long years’ work and an intense collaboration with automaton maker François Junod, the project also owes its existence to the savoir-faire of the numerous craftsmen who have taken part in its creation.
It was this idea that gave rise to the Maison's new chapter in fragrance, the “Collection Extraordinaire”, a Fragrance Collection reminiscent of its finest High Jewellery pieces/works: a High Perfumery Collection.