By perfumer Céline Ellena
Houbigant
Woody
Unisex
Dedicated to the hearts of men, Figuier Noir is a reassuring and elegant fragrance, but at the same time contradictory olfactory combination. But we know some women that loves to wear this pefume. For us, is it unisex.
Figuier Noir is a synergy of saps to reach the unattainable star, a combination of woods, to emphasize sincerity, an interlacing of roots, to anchor the signature, exquisite spices and black fig pulp that shapes its sillage.
"I had this opportunity, to live in the countryside in Grasse region where I had all the time in the world to contemplate the passage of time and to welcome the arrival of sunny days. From the first heat, the fig trees yield a bitter and sensual perfume, harsh and voluptuous. A reassuring and elegant olfactory combination, yet so contradictory, that the idea came to me to write a men's fragrance. Sitting in the shade of the black fig tree whose gnarled branches embraced me like long, sensitive arms, refreshed by the caress of the wind that gently crumpled the leaves above my head, so large that they reminded me of a giant’s hands, I guessed beyond the bark, the gentle, soothing pulsation of the sap. Nose stretched, hands abandoned to the ground, eyes closed, I let myself be carried away by the waves of contrary but disturbing scents. Numb and blissful, I immediately went back to my workshop to keep my fickle harvest and, in front of my scale, I formulated a brief series of fragrant ingredients. Because, you probably know, men like to define themselves in a few words." Céline Ellena
Top Notes: Fig Leaf, Cardamom, Black Pepper and Cloves
Middle Notes: Black Fig, Iris, Jasmine
Base Notes: Cedar, Fig, Patchouli and Candied Fruits
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