10 perfumes in similar style to Vanille Abricot by Comptoir Sud Pacifique

Sunlight was commissioned by Brocard to Bertrand Duchaufour. It is their first experiment in the luxury segment and an approach to perfume making as conceptual art.

To understand this perfume you need to go back to those physics lessons at school when they explained the nature of light. That light is actually a wave of particles, a flow of energy and that we can only discern the separate colors of natural light with a prism.

The second thing to consider before you approach Sunlight is to think how we experience light and sunlight in particular. We register it around us, we can tell if there is more of it or less around but it’s a phenomenon on the verge of comprehension and conscious perception and in the past the Sun and its manifestations were worshiped as source of life and something divine bestowed on us.

In Sunlight the perfumer used exotic spices, juicy citruses, Mediterranean flowers, some gourmand accords such as marron glace and benzoin resin. However, they all merge into an omnipresent uniform wave of particles around you which you can only perceive as a whole perfume, same way we perceive sunlight. The perfume is also as pleasant as warm rays of the Sun thanks to the subtle gourmand touch, sweet citruses and gentle flowers.

The choice of materials is not random, the sun brings orchards to life, sweet aromas attracting busy bees, the golden round citruses resemble mini Suns and precious benzoin resin represents warmth earth might exude when heated with sun rays.

The bottle deserves a separate mention, it's heavy crystal with exactly 57 facets, the same number you have in the classic diamond cut, the perfect number to capture light inside the stone and make it pulse within.

You can actually spin the bottle (the base has been cut in a special way) to admire the play of light inside the amber coloured tincture.

Perfumer: Dominique Moellhausen

The vivacious country girl arrives in the bustling of the city, ambitious but her undiluted charm hides saucy secrets. She searches for cosmopolitan adventures and bubbles with desire. Sweet, alluring and fun. Cinnamon and lily-of-the-valley swirl in a bamboozling haze of neroli and vanilla.

Perfumer: Alexandra Carlin

An ambery floral universe carefully put together with stunning night blooming flowers.

The formula features an accord of Galant de Nuit, also called night blooming jasmine (technically not a jasmine, but a plant closer related to potatoes). This gentle flower cannot be distilled, but its captivating fragrance has been recreated for Bloomastral with the help of a very specific jasmine variety. The perfumer used a particular jasmine which can only be harvested in Egypt within the space of two weeks in August. There is also a delicious, fruity and honeyed osmanthus theme. Finally, the oud oil adds extra mystery and darkness to the story.

Peek into the formula:

Verdello lemon 5%
Madagascar Mandarin 2%
Paraguay petitgrain 0.5%
Mandarin blossom 1%
Triplal (spring green floral nuance) 0.15%
Leafovert (fruity green nuance) 0.1%
Timur pepper 0.5%
Ethyl acetate (fruity odor) 0.5%
Osmanthus Guilin 0.5%
Ethyl decadienoate (pear odor) 0.5%
Davana 0.05%
Prunella base (dried-fruits odor) 0.5%
Bourgeonal (an aldehyde with odour similar to lily-of-the-valley) 0.5%
Florol (a fresh, soft and natural floral note similar to lily-of-the-valley) 7%
Ethyl linalool (bergamot like aroma) 7%
Linalool 5%
Night blooming jasmine accord 5%
Egyptian jasmine absolute 0.7%
Jasinthaflor (sensual jasmine/ylang-ylang aroma imitation) 0.5%
Benzyl acetate (an essential component in jasmine/gardenia notes) 2%
Hedione 14.4%
Jasmolactone (a milky fruity element of the jasmine aroma) 0.2%
Cis-jasmone (jasmine/tuberose element) 0.1%
Indole 0.1%
Madagascar ylang-ylang 0.2%
Citronellyl acetate (fruity, floral, fresh element) 0.5%
Geranyl acetate (fruity rose element) 1.5%
Damascenone 0.1%
Methyl-ionone alpha 0.5%
cis-3-hexenyl salicylate (a green floral nuance) 5%
Ethyl malthol (candy floss nuance) 0.1%
Madagascar vanilla absolute 0.15%
Vanillin 0.5%
Cashmeran 5%
Cedramber 8%
Iso-e-super 10%
Oud essence 0.1%
New Caledonian sandalwood 0.3%
Javanol 0.5%
Ambrocenide Cryst. 0.2%
Ambroxide 4%
Globalide 6%
Galaxalide 5%

More of a Howdtheydoit? Than a Whodunnit? This magical tale will sweep you back to simpler times and envelop you in a warm blanket of nostalgia. At the center of the novel is an ice cream shoppe with mysterious powers. Upon entering, customers are hit with “A Whiff of Waffle Cone” and immediately transported to different periods of their life. Ping-ponging through four generations of rich family history and tender community connections, a narrative emerges that threads a message of hope and togetherness unlike any other. And rather than dipping into an expected sugary sweetness, the melange of voices rings honest and true, making this a highly respected coming-of-age story you’ll want to revisit again and again.

Created in partnership with Salt & Straw, a pioneering ice cream brand based in Portland, Oregon with outposts across the country.

Perfumer: Margaux le Paih-Guérin

Technically tonka are nuts as they come from a tree (whereas a bean is a seed of a legume). ‘Tonka beans’ is a misnomer but also phrase used to refer to them in perfumery, cooking, etc. In Happy Nuts tonka is key note contributing to the delicious nuts roasted in caramel fragrant idea. The name could be a suggestive euphemism or just a reference to tonka being promoted to their accurate botanical rank – nuts.

A generous gourmand oud blend of dry Indian and intensely rich Molucca ouds mixed with delicious vanilla and caramel nuances.

A sweet, ambery perfume with many shades of sweet packed into a single formula: heliotrope, vanilla, caramel, toffee and benzoin, all interlinked with a soft sandalwood theme.

Bon Parfumeur open olfactive dimensions and invite you to add your own story. Try 402 if you like sophisticated gourmands.

Perfumer for 402: Corinne Cachen.