Magnolia grandiflora is for many the glory of the genus; tall trees mantled with those startling blooms, shrouded in the fragrance of elusive beauty. Although the flowers fade so fast, to have and to hold their perfume is a gift. The abstract wish to translate a rare flower into an original parfum initiated a journey through seasons and to remote gardens. Finally, it led to the ateliers of the world’s most original parfum designers
The delightful paradox of this native Australian is how much an unpretentious flower has a fragrance so valued and memorably vivid. Pollinated by Just one type of tiny, day-flying moth, itself dependent for survival on the flower makes it one of the world’s rarest botanical miracles This is Bertrand Duchaufour’s second composition for Grandiflora. With his legendary skill and insight, he has touched the complexity of Boronia with exquisite hints of cassis and freesia, of sunburnt hay, hemlock and immortelle absolute. These and his other intrigues create a fragrance for the senses as well as for the engaged mind
TOP NOTES
blue chamomile / cognac / cistus labdanum (rockrose)
The delightful paradox of this native Australian is how much an unpretentious flower has a fragrance so valued and memorably vivid. Pollinated by Just one type of tiny, day-flying moth, itself dependent for survival on the flower makes it one of the world’s rarest botanical miracles This is Bertrand Duchaufour’s second composition for Grandiflora. With his legendary skill and insight, he has touched the complexity of Boronia with exquisite hints of cassis and freesia, of sunburnt hay, hemlock and immortelle absolute. These and his other intrigues create a fragrance for the senses as well as for the engaged mind
TOP NOTES
mango / green tropical fruits
HEART NOTES
madagascan jasmine / white flowers / green foliage
The delightful paradox of this native Australian is how much an unpretentious flower has a fragrance so valued and memorably vivid. Pollinated by Just one type of tiny, day-flying moth, itself dependent for survival on the flower makes it one of the world’s rarest botanical miracles This is Bertrand Duchaufour’s second composition for Grandiflora. With his legendary skill and insight, he has touched the complexity of Boronia with exquisite hints of cassis and freesia, of sunburnt hay, hemlock and immortelle absolute. These and his other intrigues create a fragrance for the senses as well as for the engaged mind
TOP NOTES
blue chamomile / cognac / cistus labdanum (rockrose)
