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— A Calendar of Scent · MMXXV —

Scents of the
Solar Year

A house of perfumes composed by the turning of the sun — four seasons, twelve hours, one bespoke flacon for each soul who lingers.

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— II · The Wheel of Time —

Four Seasons,
Four Capsules.

Each capsule is decanted in the week of its solstice. Limited to ninety-nine numbered flacons.

№ 01
№ I · Vernal Equinox

Primavera

A green awakening — wet stone, almond blossom, the first warm rain after the silence of February.

Tête · Top
Bergamot — Calabria, Mandarin Leaf — Sicily, Green Almond.
Cœur · Heart
Hawthorn, Wisteria absolute, Iris pallida — Florence.
Fond · Base
White moss, Vetiver — Haïti, blond ambergris.
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Primavera flacon
№ 02
№ II · Summer Solstice

Soleil d'Or

The longest day pressed into glass — sun-warmed skin, fig leaves, and the salt of distant tides.

Tête · Top
Fig leaf, Pink pepper, Neroli — Tunisia.
Cœur · Heart
Tuberose, Jasmine sambac — Grasse, Saffron.
Fond · Base
Sandalwood — Mysore, Beeswax, Salted amber.
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Soleil d'Or flacon
№ 03
№ III · Autumnal Equinox

Vendange

The vines surrender. A perfume of late grapes, ink, and the smoke of orchard fires.

Tête · Top
Black currant bud, Quince, Bay leaf — Provence.
Cœur · Heart
Damask rose — Isparta, Clove, Tobacco flower.
Fond · Base
Oud — Assam, Patchouli, Birch tar.
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Vendange flacon
№ 04
№ IV · Winter Solstice

Minuit

Pine resin, frankincense, and the velvet hush of the longest night. A perfume to be worn alone, by candlelight.

Tête · Top
Cardamom — Guatemala, Pink pepper, Frozen pear.
Cœur · Heart
Olibanum — Oman, Myrrh, Immortelle.
Fond · Base
Cashmere wood, Labdanum, Smoked vanilla — Madagascar.
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Minuit flacon
— III · Anatomy of a Scent —

TÊTE CŒUR FOND

220nm · The First Breath
Tête — Top Notes

"Fleeting as the dawn — the bright citrus, the green leaf, the cold air."

Bergamot · Calabria. Neroli · Tunisia. Pink Pepper · Madagascar.

480nm · The Beating Center
Cœur — Heart Notes

"The soul of the flacon — florals unfurl, spices warm, the perfume settles into itself."

Iris Pallida · Florence. Rose de Mai · Grasse. Saffron · Kashmir.

720nm · The Lingering Memory
Fond — Base Notes

"What remains on the skin at midnight — resins, woods, the slow earth."

Oud · Assam. Sandalwood · Mysore. Vanilla · Madagascar.

— IV · The Panofsky Astrolabe —

Your Birthdate,
Distilled.

Tell us the hour of your arrival. The stars compose a flacon that has waited, all this time, for you.

Your Bespoke Capsule

Iris Nocturne

— Composed for the 14th of April —

Violet leaf, iris pallida, suede and blond tobacco — for a soul born under early spring rain.

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Atelier interior
— Atelier de Solène —

The Alchemist's Desk

Two hours with the parfumeur. A library of 247 absolutes. A formula composed in your name, kept in our archive for life.

Atelier · 17 rue des Archives · Paris
— V · Bespoke Consultation —

Compose your
private flacon.

Reserved sessions, in person at our Marais atelier, or by candlelit correspondence.