From BDK Parfums’ Collection Parisienne, where each creation takes the wearer on a journey through the districts of Paris, telling stories, portraying moments and capturing memories along the way. Paris is the anchorage of BDK Parfums, and in this collection, they seek to evoke the charisma and eclecticism of the incredible city where modernity and tradition meet.
In the sumptuous garden of the Palais Royal, out of sight, the pages of a novel are slowly turning. Intrigued, a figure approaches to enquire about the book. It is there that they meet, at the end of the afternoon, sitting on a bench in front of a sumptuous bed of roses, their intoxicating aroma mixed with sand. Time passes without them noticing, and suddenly dusk has fallen. The guard’s keys jingle, he’s come to close the garden doors…
NOTES
Top: Cumin, Guatemalan Cardamom, Indonesian Nutmeg
Middle: Hot Sand Accord, Turkish Rose Absolute, Rose Oxide
Base: Australian Sandalwood, Tonka Bean Absolute, Ambroxan, Musk
PERFUMER
Marie Schnirer
HOW IT WEARS
Nuit de Sable opens with a cocktail of almost dry spice – sharp nutmeg, bright cardamom and cumin, which are sprinkled on a bed of velvety Turkish rose, captivating and jammy rose oxide, and the earthy sand accord. The base is tender and smooth, the creamy sandalwood swirling into the musks and tonka bean. This scent lasts 6-8 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
This fragrance is like a Middle Eastern dessert, a slightly sweet concoction of spices with just a touch of floral. The result of this combination is a colourful, warm and bewitching fragrance that reveals its full range of nuances on the skin. Completely captivating, you won’t be able to stop smelling yourself when you have this on… we can’t get enough of it!
ABOUT THE BRAND
BDK Parfums is an independent perfume house founded by David Benedek. Specialising in unique, creative fragrances made up of high-quality raw materials, each scent has its own narrative, its own tale to tell.
One of the youngest designers and house founders in the industry, David was born in 1989 to a Moroccan/Algerian mother and a Romanian father. Fragrance runs in his family – his grandparents opened a perfume boutique in Paris shortly after arriving there from Transylvania in the 60s.
Each BDK fragrance works around a particular raw material, giving it a life and a story of its own. The house is in a perpetual search for flawless raw materials, which is why most concentrates they use are from the Grasse region in France. The creative process is never rushed; new scents are complete when the perfect equilibrium between notes is found, the alchemy perfect.
David wants people to choose their fragrance as they choose a book in a library – by wearing one of BDK’s scents, a person can experience the story of the perfume, and find the link between fragrance and imagination.
BDK Parfums is based in the heart of Paris, Palais-Royal, so the lids of the BDK bottles have been designed to pay homage to the dome of the iconic Grand Palais. The monument holds many French treasures and is perfectly representative of French savoir-faire – of liberté, égalité, and fraternité – perfect for this proudly French house.
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