A modern classic chypre, Chypre de Grand opens with bergamot, lime and white grapefruit: sparkling, bitter-bright, and almost carbonated. At the heart, rose de Mai softens the citrus, while beeswax gives the fragrance a golden, honeyed texture Thai licorice adds a sweet-spicy nuance, balanced by gentle smoke from guaiac wood and the smooth balsamic warmth of styrax, benzoin and musk accord. Perfume guru Luca Turin calls the drydown “spectacularly soft”, which is achieved with oakmoss, patchouli, labdanum and Virginia cedarwood.
A modern classic chypre, Chypre de Grand opens with bergamot, lime and white grapefruit: sparkling, bitter-bright, and almost carbonated. At the heart, rose de Mai softens the citrus, while beeswax gives the fragrance a golden, honeyed texture Thai licorice adds a sweet-spicy nuance, balanced by gentle smoke from guaiac wood and the smooth balsamic warmth of styrax, benzoin and musk accord. Perfume guru Luca Turin calls the drydown “spectacularly soft”, which is achieved with oakmoss, patchouli, labdanum and Virginia cedarwood.