Our collaboration with the house of Zaharoff continues with the latest flanker to Zaharoff Signature…NOIR!! As a flanker, this fragrance builds upon the beautiful DNA of Zaharoff Signature created by Master Perfumer Claude Dir. The spicy/herbaceous notes of Signature have been removed, while pink pepper, mandarin, bergamot and freesia were added on the top. This gives the opening a sweeter, more seductive quality, while the mid and base goes much darker with the addition of anise and tonka. To our nose there is a slight deepening in the “green” quality with the cypress being moved to the mid from the top. The full note break down is listed below.
TOP NOTES:
BASIL (USA)
CORIANDER (SOUTHERN FRANCE)
PINK PEPPER (KENYA)
MANDARIN (ITALY)
BERGOMOT (ITALY)
HEART NOTE, MID-NOTES:
GINGER ROOTS (INDIA)
BLONDE CEDAR (VIRGINIA, USA)
ANISE (EGYPT)
CYPRESS (SPAIN)
FREESIA (USA)
FIR BALSAM (CANADA)
BOTTOM NOTE, DRY:
SANDALWOOD (AUSTRALIA)
TONKA BEAN (BRAZIL)
OLIBANUM/FRANKINCENSE (ETHIOPIA)
OUD (CHINA)
MYRRH (ETHIOPIA)