Part of Keiko Mecheri’s Le Eaux Intenses range, Precious Forest takes us to an untouched forest. The coldness of a wild forest at night. The organic smell of woods, the living trees, rare timber and what lies beneath.
A time punctuated as much by its difference as by any tiny moments that happen there. The soil seems to slip away under each step and transport you through a surreal motion of olfactory exhiliration, to pass from one place – sandalwood, oudh, to another – incense and balms, and pass back into stillness. The quiet calm of the wild forest at night leaves us open in contemplation and reconciliation.
NOTES
Top: Rose, Toasted Almonds, Gourmand Notes
Middle: Leather, Vanilla, Tonka Beans, Sandalwood
Base: Amber, Oud
PERFUMER
Keiko Mecheri
HOW IT WEARS
Precious Forest begins with the mouth watering smell of sweet toasted almonds with a slight dusting of rose before descending into the creamy, skin-like sandalwood and leather. The dry down is an echo of these notes grounded by rich, balsamic resins and animalic oud. The lasting power of this fragrance is incredible, about 8-10 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
We love how Precious Forest is so unlike anything else we have at Lore – it’s sweet and creamy yet green and resinous, edible yet earthy, almost dirty. We imagine this scent as a mischievous forest nymph chasing us through enchanted woods. Perfect if you want a scent that’s sexy but has a playful, mysterious edge.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Founded by its namesake in 1997, Keiko Mecheri is all about unconventionality and the reinterpretation of tradition in fragrance. Keiko herself was born in Japan, studied in Europe and then eventually settled down in Los Angeles, California, where she founded the brand. The fragrances reflect this worldly influence while keeping a distinctly LA feel – bohemian and laid-back, but also diverse, imaginative and innovative.
Keiko Mecheri serves as a point of difference to the more traditional French perfume “establishment”. Its fragrances take ingredients and notes we think we know, and re-create them with a modern twist. To Keiko, fragrance is about capturing a brief moment in time. She acquires inspiration from travel, music, film, photography, and her own memories, which can really be felt in each one of her fragrances.
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