Blockade
EDP · 2022
Olfactive Profile
Woody · Leathery · Fruity
About the Fragrance
A bold strategic composition from the Mind Games chess collection. Detailed pyramid pending verified sourcing.
Note Pyramid
The composition
Composed by Christelle Laprade. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.
Top notes
the opening- Mango Skin
- Pink Pepper
- Tomato Leaf
- Bergamot Capua
Heart notes
the soul- Lavender
- Mango Flower
- Watery Cyclamen
- Star Anise
Base notes
the trail- Cuir Velours DI
- Patchouli
- Ambrostar
- Oud
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.
Textures
- — Aged hide
- — Birch tar
- — Riding glove
- — Charred resin
- — Smoke-stained silk
- — Aged paper
Materials
Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Agarwood · Brass · Persian wool
Atmosphere
The room
A saddler's workshop after closing — leather and oil and dust
Weather
The air
Cold dry night, 6°C
Interior Design
Old-club library
Library with worn Chesterfield, brass desk lamp, single malt
Season
Autumn · Winter
Wears best in autumn and winter.
City Match
Tangier, the medina at midnight
Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Marrakech.
Literary Match
McCarthy — Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles
In one line
Mind Games
Blockade — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.
Imagery courtesy of Unsplash
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Try Before You Commit
Available samples.
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Available decants.
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