Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 · 2022 · EDP
Crying of Evil
floral
Crying of Evil is inspired by Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal. Poetic project of a lifetime, the artist expresses the paradox between evil and beauty, the eternal tug-of-war between man’s desire for the absolute and his attraction to vices.
The Composition
Note pyramid.
Composed by Stephane Humbert Lucas. A unisex fragrance for fall & winter.
Top notes
the opening- Pink berries
- Tuberose
- Violet
- Spices
Heart notes
the soul- Sandalwood
- Leather
- Rose
Base notes
the trail- Patchouli
- Amber
- Olibanum
- Musks
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
- — Beeswax
- — Honeyed resin
- — Warm wool
Materials
Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Labdanum · Benzoin · Brass
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
fall · winter
Wears best in fall and winter.
City Match
Tangier, the medina at midnight
Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Vienna.
Literary Match
McCarthy — Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles
In one line
Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777
Crying of Evil — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.
Imagery courtesy of Unsplash
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Where to buy.
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Try Before You Commit
Available samples.
Trusted Decant Sellers
Available decants.
Layering Ritual
Complete the ritual.
Body oils, candles, and atmosphere chosen to extend Crying of Evil from skin to room.
