Parfum D'Empire Osmanthus Interdite Eau de Parfum
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OSMANTHUS INTERDITE | Or, the wisdom of China.
Osmanthus, the emblematic flower of China, presents surprising apricot and suede notes. Here, their fruity, velvety facets are set off by a refreshing green tea accord in the top notes, enhanced with rose and jasmine sambac absolute, wrapped in delicate white musk.
OSMANTHUS INTERDITE: the surprise of a flower that blossoms into fruit and skin for today’s sages.
In ancient Chinese philosophy – long forbidden by Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution – perfumes were an expression of the continuity of all life forms. Because they transformed matter into energy, they were mediators between heaven and earth, the visible and the invisible.
An emblematic flower of the Middle Kingdom, osmanthus embodies this age-old philosophy which refuses the duality of body and soul: its smell hovers between floral, fruity and animal facets, as though to express the flow of all matter.
OSMANTHUS INTERDITE, its name a tribute to the mysteries of the “Forbidden City”, opens with the quintessentially Chinese aroma of green tea, which harmonizes perfectly with osmanthus, since the flower is traditionally used to flavor it, as is jasmine sambac, a greener, fresher variety of jasmine. A suede accord brings a velvety touch to the scent, while rose oil enhances its fruity facets.
And thus fragrance becomes flavour, crossing over from one sense to another to turn skin into a forbidden fruit to be savored wisely.
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Details
Fragrance NotesOsmanthus, Tea, Jasmine Sambac, Rose, and Musk,
StyleFloral
PerfumersMarc-Antoine Corticchiato
ConcentrationEau de Parfum
Year Released2007
GenderNeutral
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