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Damascus Rose

Heart note. The queen of perfumery for 5,000 years.

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Madagascar Vanilla

Hand-pollinated bourbon pods. Base note of warmth.

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Calabrian Bergamot

Cold-pressed citrus. The opening of every great Cologne.

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Grasse Jasmine

8 million flowers for 1 kilo of absolute.

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Jasmine Flowers per Kilo of Absolute

Rose Absolute

Heart Note · Essential Oil

Deep ruby-red. Extracted from thousands of Damascus rose petals. The most precious oil in perfumery.

Neroli Oil

Top Note · Distilled

Golden-pale. Steam-distilled from bitter orange blossoms. Calming, elegant, the essence of Mediterranean spring.

Bergamot Oil

Top Note · Cold-Pressed

Bright golden. Cold-pressed from Calabrian citrus rinds. The signature opening of Eau de Cologne since 1709.

Vanilla Oleoresin

Base Note · Extraction

Dark amber. Extracted from Madagascar bourbon pods cured 9 months. Warmth, comfort, universal appeal.

Vetiver Extract

Base Note · Distilled

Deep green-brown. From Haitian vetiver roots. Earthy, smoky, the backbone of masculine perfumery.

Sandalwood Oil

Base Note · Distilled

Warm honey. From Mysore Indian sandalwood. Meditative, creamy, lasts up to 12 hours on skin.

Damascus Rose

Raw Material · Turkey

Harvested at dawn in Isparta valley when oil concentration peaks. 10,000 roses yield just 5ml of absolute.

Vanilla Pods

Raw Material · Madagascar

Bourbon vanilla, hand-pollinated and sun-cured for 9 months. Each pod contains thousands of tiny aromatic seeds.

Bergamot Citrus

Raw Material · Calabria, Italy

Cold-pressed from the rind of this unique Italian citrus. Bright, fresh, slightly bitter — the soul of every Cologne.

Jasmine Blossoms

Raw Material · Grasse, France

Night-harvested by hand when fragrance peaks. 8 million flowers for 1 kilo of absolute. Euphoric, sensual, intoxicating.

Cinnamon Bark

Raw Material · Sri Lanka

Ceylon cinnamon, hand-peeled and sun-dried. Warm, spicy, adds Oriental depth. Used in base accords since ancient Egypt.

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