Leaning against the bar of your argentine café you invited me to dance a tango. The wooden floor vibrated under the shock of our heels, and as you lent me backwards the sultry, spicy notes of your hot skin caressed my own.
Strength and sensuality. The duality of black and red. The fragrance evokes passion, energy, ardor and the languid spirit of dance. It is constructed around the immortelle (with the evocative latin name of “golden sun”) and opens with the strong, energetic scent of immortelle and indian tuberose absolutes. These are lightened by an aqua flora captive merged with the soft notes of sandalwood. At its base a magnificent, creamy, natural vanilla seals the romance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Sebastian suits a close, charged setting where movement matters more than stillness: a room with music, warm air and bodies passing too near. It projects a confident, sensual presence that feels most natural when the wearer wants the fragrance to be part of the atmosphere, not just a trace on skin.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its floral heat and woody base can unfold without becoming too dense. Apply lightly at first; the scent is known for strong sillage and lasting power, so one or two sprays are enough to create a noticeable, creamy aura.
Who it’s for
For those who like sensual florals with a darker edge: immortelle’s hay-like warmth, tuberose’s lushness and sandalwood’s smooth depth. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy confident, textured fragrances with a green, leathery undertone and a unisex profile.
Release year
2019
The nose
Pascal Gaurin. Gaurin is known for polished, modern compositions that balance texture and clarity, often giving bold materials a smooth, wearable structure. His work here turns immortelle and tuberose into something both sensual and controlled, with a creamy woody base that keeps the fragrance elegant rather than heavy.
Collaborators
Carine Roitfeld shaped the concept and narrative of the fragrance, developing the 7 Lovers project over several years and framing Sebastian as part of her personal world of names, cities and desire. Sebastian Faena, Roitfeld’s close friend and photographer, contributed to the visual identity by shooting the campaign and helping anchor the Buenos Aires-inspired mood.
Carine Roitfeld’s story
Carine Roitfeld’s fragrance project reflects her fashion instinct for sharp glamour, seduction and personality. The 7 Lovers collection is genderless, intimate and highly stylized, treating perfume as a private signature rather than a generic luxury accessory.
Sebastian’s concept
Sebastian belongs to Roitfeld’s 7 Lovers debut collection, a long-developed project inspired by the people and cities that shaped her imagination. This scent is tied to Buenos Aires and the Argentine tango, translating the heat, movement and erotic tension of that setting into immortelle, tuberose and sandalwood.
Extra info
Sebastian is part of the seven-fragrance 7 Lovers collection, each scent named for a personal “lover” in a city meaningful to Roitfeld. The bottle is a deep khaki, designed to feel sensual in the hand, and the fragrance is often described as the most outgoing in the line.
Celebrity connection
The fragrance launch drew celebrities including Kris Jenner, Tom Ford, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Halima Aden and Tracee Ellis Ross at the SoHo event in May 2019.
Leaning against the bar of your argentine café you invited me to dance a tango. The wooden floor vibrated under the shock of our heels, and as you lent me backwards the sultry, spicy notes of your hot skin caressed my own.
Strength and sensuality. The duality of black and red. The fragrance evokes passion, energy, ardor and the languid spirit of dance. It is constructed around the immortelle (with the evocative latin name of “golden sun”) and opens with the strong, energetic scent of immortelle and indian tuberose absolutes. These are lightened by an aqua flora captive merged with the soft notes of sandalwood. At its base a magnificent, creamy, natural vanilla seals the romance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Sebastian suits a close, charged setting where movement matters more than stillness: a room with music, warm air and bodies passing too near. It projects a confident, sensual presence that feels most natural when the wearer wants the fragrance to be part of the atmosphere, not just a trace on skin.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its floral heat and woody base can unfold without becoming too dense. Apply lightly at first; the scent is known for strong sillage and lasting power, so one or two sprays are enough to create a noticeable, creamy aura.
Who it’s for
For those who like sensual florals with a darker edge: immortelle’s hay-like warmth, tuberose’s lushness and sandalwood’s smooth depth. It will appeal to wearers who enjoy confident, textured fragrances with a green, leathery undertone and a unisex profile.
Release year
2019
The nose
Pascal Gaurin. Gaurin is known for polished, modern compositions that balance texture and clarity, often giving bold materials a smooth, wearable structure. His work here turns immortelle and tuberose into something both sensual and controlled, with a creamy woody base that keeps the fragrance elegant rather than heavy.
Collaborators
Carine Roitfeld shaped the concept and narrative of the fragrance, developing the 7 Lovers project over several years and framing Sebastian as part of her personal world of names, cities and desire. Sebastian Faena, Roitfeld’s close friend and photographer, contributed to the visual identity by shooting the campaign and helping anchor the Buenos Aires-inspired mood.
Carine Roitfeld’s story
Carine Roitfeld’s fragrance project reflects her fashion instinct for sharp glamour, seduction and personality. The 7 Lovers collection is genderless, intimate and highly stylized, treating perfume as a private signature rather than a generic luxury accessory.
Sebastian’s concept
Sebastian belongs to Roitfeld’s 7 Lovers debut collection, a long-developed project inspired by the people and cities that shaped her imagination. This scent is tied to Buenos Aires and the Argentine tango, translating the heat, movement and erotic tension of that setting into immortelle, tuberose and sandalwood.
Extra info
Sebastian is part of the seven-fragrance 7 Lovers collection, each scent named for a personal “lover” in a city meaningful to Roitfeld. The bottle is a deep khaki, designed to feel sensual in the hand, and the fragrance is often described as the most outgoing in the line.
Celebrity connection
The fragrance launch drew celebrities including Kris Jenner, Tom Ford, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Halima Aden and Tracee Ellis Ross at the SoHo event in May 2019.