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Français"Your peony perfume will not contain peony"
The other day, you were walking along a path and were charmed by the scent of honeysuckle. Or you have in mind the wonderfully fresh fragrance of a sprig of peony. You then come to us, with this persistent idea: to create your olfactory identity around this scent that obsesses you. And of course, we will welcome you with enthusiasm! While informing you that your peony perfume will not contain peony. The same goes for your honeysuckle eau de toilette. Simply because these flowers cannot be used in perfumery; they are called silent flowers. This will surely surprise you because, after all, you did smell them, they spoke to you, almost called out to you. Fortunately, we are much more talkative than they are, and we can tell you more about these mysterious flowers. Let's discover this secret garden together!
"Your peony perfume will
not contain peony"
The other day, you were walking along a path and were charmed by the scent of honeysuckle. Or you have in mind the wonderfully fresh fragrance of a sprig of peony. You then come to us, with this persistent idea: to create your olfactory identity around this scent that obsesses you. And of course, we will welcome you with enthusiasm! While informing you that your peony perfume will not contain peony. The same goes for your honeysuckle eau de toilette. Simply because these flowers cannot be used in perfumery; they are called silent flowers. This will surely surprise you because, after all, you did smell them, they spoke to you, almost called out to you. Fortunately, we are much more talkative than they are, and we can tell you more about these mysterious flowers. Let's discover this secret garden together!
Beautiful and Rebellious Flowers
For centuries, the most experienced and stubborn perfumers have tried to capture their delicate scent… but they failed, over and over again. Lily of the valley, lily, hyacinth, violet, lilac, peony, or honeysuckle: from the mid-18th century, they were nicknamed "silent flowers" because they never revealed their secret. At least, not entirely. Indeed, you can smell them. In nature, in a bouquet, they tease you with their scents, but they stubbornly refuse to be tamed by perfumery. Rebellious to any extraction process, they long were "the perfumer’s despair." But how did they end up in some famous and beloved perfumes, such as A Drop d’Issey with its lilac accord or Diorissimo with its lily of the valley scent?
The Magic of Perfumery
Thanks to advances in olfactory chemistry, it is now possible to reconstruct the scent of these silent flowers. Perfumers, true magicians, know how to recreate the fragrance of a flower from various natural and synthetic ingredients. Since each flower naturally offers several facets, it is quite relevant to use a combination of notes to better express its essence. It’s impossible not to mention the Head Space technique here. Born in the 70s, it revolutionized perfumery’s relationship with silent flowers by allowing the capture of a flower’s scent without destroying it. The flower is placed in a container with a sensor that absorbs the perfumed air around it. This sample is then analyzed to identify the different molecules that make up its fragrance. Thanks to this information, the perfumer can proceed with a faithful reconstruction.
When Silent Flowers Invite Us to Speak...
Reconstruction also offers the perfumer a certain freedom of interpretation. Depending on their sensitivity, memories, experiences, they can highlight specific facets, accentuate certain notes. And you can also guide them by telling us what particularly enchanted you about this scent. Ultimately, the silence of these flowers is far from hostile. It stimulates the creativity of perfumers and enriches the art of olfactory expression. Therefore, we can only encourage you to be inspired by these silent flowers to create your olfactory signature: contact us and let’s talk about it!
