Francesca Bianchi - Byzantine Amber - niche perfume
Accords: Amber, leather, animalic
Mood: Dramatic, Hypnotic, Theatrical
Dark and obscure, shimmering with gold, dramatic and decadent: Byzantine Amber is my interpretation of the ambery accord.
An opening with cinnamon and the pulpiness of geranium develops into an ambery base with a dark, animal and mineral facet.
30 ml Extrait de parfum
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Byzantine Amber is the third fragrance that makes up, together with Libertine Neroli and Unspoken Musk, the series specifically dedicated to the glorious raw materials of perfumery, reinterpreted according to the style of the house.
Byzantine Amber is an intense and decadent perfume, like a great civilization in the final phase of its splendour.
Salome by Gustave Moreau is a painting that can evoke the splendour and drama of this olfactory work in images.
The beautiful mosaics of the Byzantine civilization, such as those of Ravenna, have gleaming gold tesserae which are imperfect for being worn out over time. This sense of theatrical and luminous splendour accompanied by a dark and obscure side inspired Byzantine Amber.
The geranium – pulpy, rosy, spicy, slightly green, contrasts with the dry minerality of the ambergris and styrax.
The backbones of this work is a familiar structure, an ambery accord enriched by the spice that makes it sensual: cinnamon.
This warm and shiny accord is darkened by leathery, smokey and animal aspects, which give intensity and characterize the composition.
Pyramid:
Bergamot, Cinnamon
Geranium
Benzoin, Labdanum, Frankincense, Leather, Styrax, Ambergris
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Perfumer Francesca Bianchi creates exceptional, stunning perfumes that express her deepest emotions. Having been inspired to make perfumes by the many places she has visited and worked in the world, such as Marrakesh, Amsterdam and Florence, this former art history graduate and art book publisher now oversees the entire perfume creation process. From blending and sourcing own ingredients to bottling, packaging and distribution.
A unique tradition
INSPIRED BY MEMORIES
A sensualist and art historian, Bianchi is drawn to the more expressive and emotional aspects of perfume; she believes that any perfume that evokes an emotion or a memory is better than one that simply pays homage to a certain material.
She is personally inspired by memories of childhood scents, smells of various places, face creams, people, even dreams - her true measure as an artist is that she expresses these feelings most clearly through her perfumes without losing any of the original intensity. Her perfumes are like strong, mysterious, sensual and hungry creatures that completely devour their wearer.
DESIRE TO SPARK AN EMOTION
Francesca is mostly inspired by the power of what it means to be human, by the wish to connect with people’s inner life, the desire to spark an emotion in them and make them feel at home in their own bodies, offer solace, or just a quick fix for a bad day. Olfactory signals travel with no mediation – just in a couple of synapses – to the limbic system, the place assigned to memory and emotions in our brain. As a result, the reaction triggered by the sense of smell is biologically inescapable, not liable to manipulation. It therefore fully satisfies our longing for authenticity.
Her perfumes have gained a reputation for being sensual and provocative, probably as a consequence of their focus on human nature and intimacy.