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BDK Parfums: Gris Charnel

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Quai Saint-Bernard, near the Jardin des Plantes, the first couples arrive at the Tino-Rossi garden. As the night falls, the number of dancers increases and the bleachers fill up. Under the silver moon and the lights of the tourist barges that criss-cross the quay a few metres away, the bodies mingle to the rhythm of the music. It is then that two glances cross paths. A discreet invitation brings them to the centre of the track. As if they were carried away, they dance in the heat of the night. From this hand-to-hand seduction punctuated by knowing smiles, they end up slipping away to give free flow to more carnal desires. In the early morning, the sheets give off a scent of sleepless nights, mischievous and lascivious embraces.

Top notes - Fig, Black Tea, Cardamom essence

Mid notes - Iris Absolute, Bourbon Vetiver

Base notes - Indian Sandalwood, Tonka Bean Absolute

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

BDK Parfums: Pas Ce Soir

$190.00

Just like every night, Madam is getting ready in her office. She won’t have time to go back home. She freshens up, touches her make-up: red velour lipstick sometimes Bordeaux depending on her mood. She brushes her hair and takes out her necklace from her purse. Her white shirt slightly open highlights her inviting curves. She adds a bit more black to her eyes. She slams the front door as her heels strides on the sidewalk. Just like every Thursdays, she’s going to the cabaret Place de la Concorde. Madam has high hopes like every night. She likes people; she loves life. She finds a stool at the bar and orders a whiskey with ice before lighting her cigarette. In the darkness, she makes out a silhouette in front of her. She turns to the side. It’s him. It’s always him. Their path often cross but they never speak. She smiles, gets up and goes dancing. Alone. Men line up for her attention, she politely replies. Madam is chic, she responds. Close to 2am while a dandy looking man catches her eyes and invites her to dance. She abides but only for a short period, she leans in, says she has to go home. She likes him but the morning is soon approaching. She leaves after whispering these words in his ears... « Not tonight ».

Top notes - Black Pepper, Ginger, Mandarin

Mid notes - Moroccan Jasmin, Quince Chutney, Orange Blossom

Base notes - Cashmeran, Singapore Patchouli, Amber wood

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

BDK Parfums: Tubéreuse Impériale

$215.00

Nonchalant, she walks with regular strides. Her headpiece and the swing of her hips are well rehearsed. She doesn’t want to seem to pretty in her white headdress. Sovereign, she faints ignorance while passer-by’s stares cover the light colored turban that unfolds in a corolla. Her frail silhouette sways proudly under the weight of this crown of sunshine: the envy of all flowers.

Top notes - Pink Peppercorn, Egyptian Geranium

Mid notes - Indian Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmin Sambac, Iris

Base notes - Cashmeran, Sandalwood, Somalian Incense, Madagascar Vanilla

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

BDK Parfums: Velvet Tonka

$215.00

 Tonka bean is an ingredient full of contrasts, sometimes reminiscent of vanilla leather, sometimes of almonds, sometimes even revealing chocolatey facets. Velvet Tonka is characterized by its trilogy of tonka bean, orange blossom and almond. It coats the skin like a delicacy dusted with icing sugar. The balmy tonka bean is adorned with almonds and rose petals for a velvety touch, and with a hint of tobacco absolute to give it a honeyed feel. In the base, addictive notes of milky amyris wood unfurl, enhanced by ambroxan and vanilla absolute for an unparalleled velvetiness and sensuality. Velvet Tonka is a tribute to the Moroccan origins of founder David Benedek and to the iconography associated with the region through its flavors and its landscapes, like a sweet, indulgent breeze coming straight from the Atlas Mountains.

Top notes - Almond, Orange Blossom

Mid notes - Tobacco, Rose

Base notes - Tonka Bean, Bourbon Vanilla, Amberwood, Amyris

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

BDK Parfums: Wood Jasmin

$215.00

He walks along the long wooded pathway and a strange light shimmering with gold appears. Suddenly, the sky darkens, raindrops fall on his skin hastened by the breeze. Silhouettes form behind him and he realizes he’s being followed. A sweet and melodious chant almost surreal emerges. Behind this wall of Jasmine flowers is a fairy. She is laying on the water, her golden hair caressing the stream. Fascinated, he approaches to collect drops of this precious elixir. But before night falls, he must leave. These woods are as gorgeous as they are mysterious.

Top notes - Plum, Pear

Mid notes - Jasmine Sambac, Egyptian Jasmine, Artemisia, Turkish Rose

Base notes - Peruvian Balsam, Incense, Madagascar Vanilla, Spanish Labdanum, Nagarmotha, Indonesian Patchouli Leaf

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

La Véritable: Lavande

$49.00

Formulated with a rare Lavender only cultivated in the Alps of Haute Provence 600 meters above sea level, this cologne is the epitome of exclusivity. By blending only this finest Lavender with sensual woody notes of tabacco, this cologne reaches new levels of body and depth.     

Top Notes: Lavender, Hesperide
Heart Notes: Powder, Tabacco
Base Notes: Wood, Musk

Eau de Cologne - 75ml

Made in France

La Véritable: Vetiver

$49.00

Discover Vetiver at the heart rather than at the base, surrounded by zesty notes of bergamot, neroli, and citrus then fused with sambac, nutmeg and black pepper. A rather risqué base of anis, tabacco and sage provides the perfect foil.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Neroli, Verbena, Rosemary
Heart Notes: Lavender, Nutmeg, Jasmine, Sambac, Vetiver, Black Pepper
Base Notes: Tabac, Anis, Sage, Musk

Vetiver is a sharing scent  for men & women

Eau de Cologne - 75ml

Made in France

Lubin: Korrigan

$180.00

In the Armorican countryside frolic the Korrigans at night. They come to harvest juniper berries and wild beechnuts. Then, in dark caves, they distil barley into spellbinding spirits, spicing them with saffron, musking them with ambrette, scenting them with lavender. During the solstice festivals, they all drink their elixirs out of leather pouches, causing bodies and souls tocapsize.

TOP NOTES
Juniper berry, saffron, cognac

MIDDLE NOTES
Lavender, ambrette, whisky distillate

BASE NOTES
Cedar, oud, leather, vetiver, musk

100ml (3.4fl oz) Eau de Parfum 

Made in France

Parfums Frapin : Bois Blanc

$165.00

At Frapin, we work and live far from the major cities. Our personal and professional lives follow the circadian rhythm of days and nights, the changing of the seasons, the wind blowing in the trees.

This closeness to nature sustains us more than one might think. We model nature and are modeled by it, surrounded as we are by meadows, vines, rivers and woods.

This proximity is the hallmark of our style, our essence, our elegance. We admire wood, work it, drink it and smell it. This wood is our age-old wisdom. We listen to its lessons and secrets. It's verticality shows us the only way forward, that of ascending. It is at times hot, enveloping, aromatic or deep. It strongly underscores our style; that of Bois Blanc.

Top notes - Bitter Orange Essence, Mandarin Essence, Eucalyptus Essence, Rosemary Essence, Ginger Essence

Mid notes - Sage Essence, Virginian Cedarwood Essence, Violet Leaf Essence

Base notes - Ambroxan, Guaiac wood Essence, Cade wood Essence

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

Parfums Frapin : Checkmate

$165.00

Top notes - Bergamot, Leather, Cardamom

Mid notes - Heliotrope, Green Leather, Suede

Base notes - Cashmere, Modern Woods

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

Parfums Frapin : The Orchid Man

$165.00

Boxing, like perfume, is about facing yourself. An encounter of rituals and studied gestures. It is also a moment of violence that must be elegant. Governed by precise rules and respect for the opponent, boxing became a gentleman’s sport at the end of the 19th century.  David Frossard, an expert of the boxing world, took all of this into consideration when he launched the idea for a fresh, elegant, powerful and virile perfume.  Jérôme Epinette, whom he met several years earlier, has been entrusted with the interpretation of this world which is both animal and cerebral.

Top notes - Black Pepper, Bergamot

Mid notes - Leather Accord, Jasmin Petals

Base notes - Patchouli, Black Amber, Oakmoss

Eau de parfum - 100ml

Made in France

Thomas Kosmala: No. 3 Crépuscule Ardent

$175.00

Vilhelm Parfumerie: Black Citrus

$150.00

The triumph of London rain.  A sudden shower cooling the air: the romantic smell of London after a rainsquall when water has washed away frivolity, leaving only a zesty and triumphant breeze with a soft echo of the storm. The strength of bergamot, cardamom and violet is tempered by birch tree and a dusting of patchouli. 

"Can you imagine a gothic citrus? Well, imagine the contradictions embodied by the perpetual youth of Nureyeev's movements matched with the dark depths of his Slavic soul."  - Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren

Top Note: Cardamom, Calabria Bergamot
Middle Note: Mate Leaves, Violet
Base Note: Birch, Indonesian Patchouli, Vetiver

Eau de Parfum - available in 50ml and 100ml

Made in France

Vilhelm Parfumerie: Morning Chess

$150.00

My Swedish Summers.  Bright endless mornings in a cottage, minds battling in wit over a chessboard: the memories of Jan’s summers shared with his grandfather. The ripe, green lushness of summer on the Swedish coast, where grassy notes are light enough to hint at the evergreen sharpness of the distant winter air.

"The purest memory of a child: I am forever grateful to have had a childhood so warm and full of life.”- Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren

Top Note: Bergamot
Middle Note : Tuscan Leather, Galbanum
Base Note: Patchouli, Black Amber

Eau de Parfum - Available in 50ml or 100ml

Made in France