L'Atelier · The gesture
Matter,
set to music
Before the white coat and the test tube, there is an intuition: an accord that does not yet exist, which the hand, patiently, will bring into being.
The stance
We work chemistry as a language: a rigorous grammar in the service of one thing alone, emotion.
From the empty bottle
to the signature
The process · five stages
The selection of materials
Absolutes, natural essences and synthetic molecules are tested one by one before entering a formula.
Provenance
14 countries
Materials in the repertoire
≈ 1,200
Formulation at the organ
The formula is written drop by drop on the perfumer's organ, each weighing recorded to the hundredth of a gram.
Materials per formula
30 – 80
Weighing precision
0.01 g
The maceration
The concentrate weds the alcohol and rests away from the light, the time it takes for the molecules to bind.
Duration
4 – 6 weeks
Temperature
18 °C
The maturation
The juice rounds out, gains depth. Nothing is hurried. Patience is an ingredient.
Rest
up to 6 months
Light
darkness
Filtration & bottling
Cold-filtered for perfect clarity, the fragrance is bottled, stoppered, then signed by hand.
Filtration
cold · −8 °C
Finish
hand-signed
The olfactive pyramid
Three movements, one reading
Select a register to read its notes and volatility.
High volatility · 0 – 15 min
The top
The first impression, fresh and fleeting, catches from the first spray, then fades to make way for the heart.
Calabrian Bergamot · Pink Pepper · Cardamom
Medium volatility · 15 min – 3 h
The heart
The soul of the composition, its floral or spiced signature, settles in and tells the fragrance.
May Rose · Sambac Jasmine · Iris
Low volatility · 3 – 12 h+
The base
The sillage, the memory of the fragrance on the skin, tenacious, lingers for hours.
Oud · Ambergris · White Musk · Sandalwood
Every bottle carries the trace of that patience.