January & February Fragrances
VILHELM PARFUMERIE: MANGO SKIN
HAVE YOU EVER REALLY TASTED ONE?
With a single bite, you can feel the mango in your veins. Wild colors, endless skies and untamed happiness: breathtaking South Africa becomes the backdrop for this expressionist burst of blackberries, mango and black pepper. A ripe fruit that reveals its complex flavors — a cocktail of wild orris, black lotus and jasmine that leaves behind patchouli, vanilla and a hint of pink sugar.
NOTES
Top : Blackberries, Mango, Black Pepper.
Middle : Wild Orris, Black Lotus, Jasmin.
Base: Patchouli, Vainilla, Pink Sugar.
Amouage: GUIDANCE 46
EXTRAIT | FLORAL | AMBER
Enthralling and beguiling, Guidance 46 Exceptional Extrait is a study in light and shade, fragility and strength, subtlety and ostentatiousness - paradoxes brought together with an immediacy that can be achieved only by the art of perfumery. Dosed at a staggering 46% concentration.
What makes Guidance 46 an "Exceptional Extrait"?
Usually, a higher perfume oil concentration means an increased performance of the fragrance (particularly longer-lasting scent), but the impact of oil concentration is much more complex and varies depending on each formula.
Eau de Cologne (EDC) 3% - 10% oils
Eau de Toilette (EDT) 5% - 15% oils
Eau de Parfum (EDP) 15% - 20% oils
Parfum / Extrait 20% - 30% oils
Amouage Guidance 46 - 46% exceptional oils
46% oil concentration, 4 weeks ageing: 2 weeks maceration, 2 weeks maturation
A fragrance is usually a mix of a concentrate (containing fragrant oils) and an alcoholic base. Some fragrances can also contain a bit of water and additives like liquid UV filters, stabilizers, or colourants. Therefore, fragrances with a higher fragrance concentration contain more perfume oils and less alcohol, and vice-versa.
NOTES
Top Notes: Pear, Frankincense, Hazelnut, Rose Water, Pink Pepper, Bitter Almond
Heart Notes: Saffron, Rose, Sambac Jasmine, Osmanthus
Base Notes: Cistus, Sandalwood, Akigalawood, Ambergris, Vanilla, Ambrette, Georgywood, Cypriol.
VILHELM PARFUMERIE: FACES OF FRANCIS
AN ODE TO INSPIRATION AND CREATIVITY
What is the artist thinking about in his studio? He thinks back to this volcanic island, somewhere in the Mediterranean. He thinks back to the colors and smells of Tangier where pistachio mixes with saffron. He thinks back to all his past or imaginary trips that still awaken his senses. Inspiration is a journey between memories and desires in the present.
NOTES
Top: Aldehydes, Saffron.
Middle: Toasted Pistachio,, Juniper Wood, Driftwood.
BASE: Oud Wood, Ambergris, Cypriol, Vetiver, Pyrogenic Styrax.
INITIO PARFUMS: NARCOTIC DELIGHT
A SENSUAL SHOT OF PROVOCATION
It set its sights on the erogenous VANILLA BEAN, electrified by PINK PEPPER, drenched in a draught of COGNAC, before finally succumbing to the intoxicating swirls of a cigar. A cheeky twist of plump and juicy CHERRY celebrates the indulgence of a polished proposition.
MAIN NOTES
Cherry, Cognac, Vanilla, Black and Pink Pepper, Tobacco, Hedione.