Francois Duquesne, President of L’Artisan, is interviewed by Allison O’Rourke in Beauty News. The entire interview is of interest.

I asked Francois what the L’Artisan philosophy was and he had this to say, “At L’Artisan, … We are extremely creative…We give our perfumers artistic license. Working with perfumers is like working with artists or even writers at a publishing company. We can even be seen as a record label that promotes different artists, young artists whose creations are innovative. For example, there is one perfumer that likes to travel to Timbuktu in Africa and she wanted to capture that scent. It was never done before. She wanted to create the atmosphere of women perfuming themselves in that area of the world. So we let her embark on that project because it was a totally creative project.”

You can see a little video about choosing a L’artisan that fits you here:

Some of the ones I’ve tried are

Premier Figuier [This is a lush, sweet fig scent. It sets the standard for other fig scents. The other notes serve to bring out the fig. They do not stand on their own.]

notes: fig, fig leaf, milk of almond, sandalwood, coconut

Piment Brûlant [Different and interesting. I'd like to spray with abandon to see how well I like it. I have only tried a sample.]

Strong and hot like red pepper, soft and creamy like whipped chocolate, with a touch of vanilla, cloves and poppy…not to mention a drop of musk and amber.

Tea For Two [This one is very strong of tea and would be particularly nice on a man.]

Lapsung-Souchong tea… smoke and wooded scents … honey.

Passage d’Enfer (Gates of Hell) [this is one I cannot smell at all, for whatever reason, but many people like it a lot.]

A light and enveloping incense water awakened by musky notes. A pure and hypnotic blend, that carries you off to seventh heaven.

Bois Farine (Wood Flower) (one of my favorites)

Created by Jean-Claude Ellena…is the product of his encounter with a magic tree in the Reunion Islands. Here, in a forest known as the coloured wood forest, surrounded by evocatively named trees , red wood, yellow wood, iron wood and milk wood, he unexpectedly discovered the fragrant white tree – a rare and nowadays protected species, reputed to have magical powers. This tree is specific to Reunion Island and its red flower smells like flour.

Mûre et Musc (Blackberry and Musk)
Just exactly like it sounds. When I would like these together, I reach for this. I have to be careful with musks; some are too strong. This hits a happy medium.

Timbuktu [Another that I've only sampled. I'd like to spray it more fully to see if I like it as well.]

Timbuktu is the second creation in l’Artisan Parfumeur’s collection, “Fragrance captured by a perfumer on his travels”, initiated in 2003 with “Bois Farine” (Flour Wood).

Timbuktu is a wild, yet sophisticated fragrance that is ultra sensual on women and men skin.
This perfume was inspired by the unique blend of flowers, ointments, spices and woods that is used by women in the sensual African perfumery tradition.

There are others that I’ve heard about from others that sound equally good and which I would love to experience one day.

Which have you tried? Which do you especially love?
Karin

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