Hirondelle

Extrait de Parfum
Composed by Andrea Rusce

Fragrance description

A warm and contemplative composition of osmanthus, black tea and leather, brightened by yellow mandarin and violet leaf. Golden floral accents, soft tobacco notes, amber-like myrrh and precious oud create a fragrance that feels at once nostalgic, comforting and adventurous.

Ideal for

Lovers of leathery scents, tea accords, floral compositions with depth, and perfumes that evoke feelings of travel, memory and coming home.

Fragrance families

Leathery, Floral, Amber-like

Intensity

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Fragrance notes

Top notes

Yellow mandarin, violet leaf, sunflower

Heart notes

Osmanthus, black tea, elderflower

Base notes

Myrrh, leather, ambrette seed, Laotian oud

Inspiration behind the fragrance

Hirondelle is an ode to coming home; a snapshot of a sunset.

The image of a swallow made me reflect on the power of the constant search for a place we can call our own, and awakened in me the desire to capture this fleeting moment. A place where heaven and earth merge, where man and swallow are children of the same destiny.

With a slow, creaking movement, a leather travel bag presses against the shoulder, whilst the warm light of the setting sun bathes the blooming osmanthus in a deep glow. A field full of sunflowers points the way, whilst the horizon is coloured in a thousand shades of tangerine yellow, soft violet, blond tobacco, amber-like myrrh and flowing resin.

Hirondelle captures the swirling sensation of anticipation, nostalgia, tranquillity and impatience. On the road, just as in flight, the journey becomes a constant search for home.

Ingredients

Alcohol, Parfum (Fragrance), Pinene, Juniperus Virginiana (Virginia Cedar) Wood oil, Linalool, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil, Linalyl Acetate, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Jasmine Oil/Extract, Geraniol, Benzyl Alcohol, Eugenol, Coumarin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Vanillin, Citral, Terpineol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil, Beta-Caryophyllene, Cinnamal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Benzyl Cinnamate, Anise Alcohol, Carvone, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Rose Ketones, Geranyl Acetate, Benzaldehyde, Terpinolene, Benzyl Salicylate, Amyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Terpinene, Hydroxycitronellal, Methyl Salicylate, Cananga Odorata (Ylang-Ylang) Oil/Extract, Turpentine.