Three extracts concentrated to 25/30% (so an intense trail) for Bon Parfumeur, rare ingredients, a new bottle and for the first time names (and not numbers, even if the latter are still there!): Nappa Tuberosa 107, Iris Cartagena 502 and Bois Narcotique 602.
Bon Parfumeur, the House of Haute Parfumerie created by Ludovic Bonneton, has created the Les Extraits Collection with three new creations with unique olfactory signatures, rich in nuances: Nappa Tuberosa 107, a leathery tuberose, Iris Cartagena 502, a dry gourmand and Bois Narcotique 602, a spicy woody (perfume extract 100 ml, €160, available in October 2024).
Each composition is built around a strong olfactory contrast, thanks to which Ludovic Bonneton provokes surprise and reinvents Haute Parfumerie. “I thought of Les Extraits as indelible perfumes that you can’t and don’t want to part with,” he says.
All the contrasts are faceted thanks to rare and precious ingredients with an intense trail (up to 30% concentration).
For example, Nappa Tuberosa 107 is a creamy tuberose with reassuring deer-like inflections, paying homage to the Grasse tuberose (reintroduced in the early 2000s). The tuberose is picked at sunset, when its fragrance is at its most powerful. The absolute is obtained by enfleurage, a tribute to Grasse know-how. One by one, the flowers are placed in a frame lined with vegetable fat, so that the fat can absorb their fragrance, a craft that dates back to the dawn of time.
Iris Cartagena 502 is a …
