Discover the many faces of this flower of the guarrigues by journeying through botany, art, gastronomy, history, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.
Native to Australia and cultivated in India and Morocco, mimosa grows wild in the South of France, an environment in which it thrives. Its powdery, downy scent is one of winter's loveliest in the Northern Hemisphere.

Its absolute gives off floral and green facets, as well as straw tones that add roundess and warmth to compositions.

Born from the crossing of the bitter orange tree with the citron tree, the lemon tree thrives in hot, sunny climates, from Argentina to the Mediterranean Basin. Its tart, sparkling, zesty, juicy essence, obtained by cold-pressing the peel, is essential to eaux de cologne, but it also brings an unrivaled freshness to many masculine and feminine fragrances. Discover the many facets of this sun-gorged fruit by journeying through botany, art, gastronomy, history, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.

Native to South America, pink pepper is now widely cultivated in Brazil and Madagascar. The tiny red fruits, which grow in bunches, unveil a spicy scent with uplifting, resinous facets reminiscent of black pepper. It is prized for its sweet yet hot character as a condiment as well as in feminine and masculine fragrances, to which it adds modernity and freshness.
Discover the many faces of this refreshing spice by journeying through botany, gastronomy, history, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.

Imported in Europe in the 15th century by Portuguese seafarers, sweet orange soon became a highly prized fruit. Grown in warm, sunny climates from Florida to the Mediterranean Basin, it is now consumed throughout the world. Juicy, fruity and mouthwatering, but also clean, fresh and sparkling, orange essential oil has long been favored by perfumers, in fine as well as functional fragrance.
Discover the many faces of this vitamin-laced citrus fruit by journeying through botany, history, mixology, art, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.

A royal spice.
Indispensable in pastry, vanilla is the very embodiment of gourmandise. A native of Mexico, the little pod has crossed the oceans and taken root in Madagascar, where most of its production is concentrated today.

Ground into a powder and treated with supercritical CO2 extraction, the pods yield a potent extract with a spicy, leathery, complex and textured character.

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The herald of spring.
A specialty of the Alpes-Maritimes region, the violet flower, with its delicate powdery scent, is the olfactory expression of the 19th century. But the leaf has also been used in perfumery since the beginning of the past century to enrich the perfumer's palette.

Today, the leaves are mainly produced in Egypt. After extraction, they yield an absolute with green, wet, earthy and leathery facets, which weaves in and out of formulas while remaining discreet.

Discover the many faces of this modest plant by journeying through botany, history, gastronomy, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.

Discover all the facets of this exotic flower by journeying through botany, history, gastronomy, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.
A traveler drawn to tropical climates, ylang-ylang first appeared in Southeast Asia before settling in Madagascar and the Comoros, its main producers today. Its long, slender petals waft their intoxicating scent at nightfall.

Turned into absolute or essential oil, it gives off floral, spicy, fruity, solar and creamy notes.

The jewel of Grasse, where it is commonly called «the flower,» jasmine is native to India, its leading global producer today along with Egypt. Its tiny white flowers, fragile-looking but powerfully scented, yield an absolute with floral, warm, opulent, creamy and slightly animalic facets. Indispensable in grand classic florals, jasmine embodies a refined, voluptuous sensuality. Discover the many faces of this delicate flower by journeying through botany, gastronomy, history, agriculture and chemistry without overlooking, of course, perfume and perfumers.

Beyond compare and rich with symbolism, the rose is without question one of the most emblematic flowers in perfumery. Immerse yourself in the world of the famous Damask rose: botany, history, art, gastronomy, literature, agriculture, economy and chemistry, not to mention perfume and perfumers.
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