L’Orient
The sumptuous and captivating scents of a dreamlike nature
L’Artisan Perfumer opens the doors of the Orient and invites to dream.
A collection of tales and legends, which offers the image of an East praised by dreams and fables and celebrate a rich and opulent nature.
Being guided by his emotions, the perfumer Christophe Raynaud sowed in these stories some native ingredients of an Orient of wonders: Turkish rose, saffron, cedar, incense. An idealized, reinvented Orient, a nod to the ancestral and mysterious cradle of perfumery
Légendes du Cèdre
Once upon a time, there was a rich and sacred wood
The perfumer wanted to create an almost mystical emotion of what he nicely calls a “woody nectar” built around a creamy cedar with warm and gourmet accents of saffron and muscade nuts. The presence of the enchanting resins of ciste and labdanum evokes the warm earth of the Orient.
This innovative combination of cedar and !ery spices dyes this perfume with an aura of mystery and makes the journey madly enigmatic.
Saffron · Cedar · Patchouli
Contes du Levant
An opulent rose from a dream
In a simple and clear writing, the perfumer wanted to capture the green and spicy scent of a Damask Rose treated in majesty, just infused with sumptuous notes of incense and patchouli. He succeeds in putting in tension the freshness of this Turkish rose and the addictive warmth of the pepper and ciste trio. This fragrance, entirely structured around the favourite “ower of the Orientals, deploys its aura of mystery on the skin.
Peppers · Rose · Patchouli
Bois des Sables
A forest of precious woods suddenly emerging from the desert
There can be no clearer or more encompassing depiction of the perfumer’s creative obsession, crystallised around one idea: wood, wood and more wood! It was incredibly bold to create this woody bouquet, skilfully composed, blending patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood, oud and cedar. A bed of unctuous vanilla that beautifully coats this wood “forest” to nourish and then tenderise it.
Cistus · Patchouli · Vanilla
Ode à l’Oudh
A bewitching !ower liqueur with woody nuances
The perfumer had long dreamed of a fruit liquor with “oral accents, as sweet as a “ow of honey down the throat, with the effect almost of a mysterious potion. He made it the beating heart of the perfume, the soul, the very essence of his creation. Even in the base, the perfumer has favoured simplicity: a leathery-animal note suggested by oud wood, resonating perfectly with saffron and vanilla bean. A fragrance “imprinted” with the necessary roundness and comfort.
Saffron · Oud · Vanilla
Fables d’Orient
A miraculous !ower milk
You have to imagine the image of a “”ower milk” that has been brought to life in the perfumer’s mind. A material, a texture as much as a smell. Its incarnation is the sunradiated heliotrope “ower, with its unctuous and creamy fragrance. The nutmeg, with its warm, peppery scent, making it irresistibly addictive. The last piece of the puzzle, ensuring the fragrance blends with the skin, is the magical vibration of amber and the cottony comfort of musk, which close the accord on a sensual and comforting note.
Nutmeg · Iris · Amber
