Taklamakan
EDP · 2020
Olfactive Profile
citrus · floral · gourmand · musky · resinous · woody
About the Fragrance
Named after one of the world's great deserts on the Silk Road — Calabrian bergamot, Chinese cedar and Indian patchouli traveling toward smoky vanilla, cistus and benzoin.
Note Pyramid
The composition
Composed by Stephane Humbert Lucas. A unisex fragrance for fall & winter.
Top notes
the opening- Calabrian Bergamot
- Osmanthus
- Neroli
Heart notes
the soul- Chinese Cedar
- Indian Patchouli
Base notes
the trail- Vanilla
- Cistus
- Benzoin
- Musk
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.
Textures
- — Warm wax
- — Spun sugar
- — Tonka resin
- — Damp root
- — Linen
- — Drafting paper
Materials
Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak · Haitian vetiver · Bleached oak · Brushed nickel
Atmosphere
The room
A candlelit kitchen, dessert wine, late conversation
Weather
The air
Warm rainy evening, 16°C
Interior Design
Warm gilded
Wide oak floors, brass sconces, velvet sofa the colour of cognac
Season
fall · winter
Wears best in fall and winter.
City Match
Lisbon balcony, ginja in a chocolate cup
Also at home in New Orleans, Mexico City, Marseille.
Literary Match
Esquivel — Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate — Esquivel · The God of Small Things — Roy
In one line
Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777
Taklamakan — boozy, golden, gourmand confessional.
Imagery courtesy of Unsplash
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Available samples.
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