This protagonist enters the world of Orphéon. A perfumed shower gel joins the Eau de Parfum and the solid perfume. Its light and silky foam brilliantly interprets the festive and joyful notes of the fragrance.
Orphéon is a tribute and the olfactory portrait of a legendary nightclub where the three DIPTYQUE founders loved to meet. Here, tobacco smoke mingled with the aromas of rouge and patinated wood.
The World of Orphéon
The Eau de Parfum Orphéon was launched in 2021 and is one of DIPTYQUE Maison's bestsellers. The fragrance was named after a historic jazz club. It was located in the Latin Quarter, near the first DIPTYQUE boutique. Its atmosphere, decor, and party spirit inspired the fragrance. The glamour of its evenings, its notes and accords.
The perfumer Olivier Pescheux, a loyal friend of the house, built the fragrance like a painting:
The room itself, dominated by wood: coffee tables, armchairs, the shelves behind the bar lined with bottles, the wooden dance floor in the basement (cedar, vetiver, patchouli). The drinks, where juniper plays an important role, that flavor-giving ingredient of gin, served in long drinks with a slice of Italian lemon or a splash of green mandarin (like a gin fizz) over ice. The tobacco, which certainly produced a dense haze of smoke on many evenings, which no one minded at the time, now embodied by tart mastic and galbanum accents, but also by softer nuances of honey and cistus, like a good cigar or Amsterdam pipe tobacco.
The scent of women, floral or powdery, but always complex, ylang-ylang from the Comoros, Chinese magnolia, Turkish Damask rose. And of course, the olfactory serendipity: a radiant, vibrant Sambac jasmine absolute, like a lipstick that glows seductively in the dim light… The men, a little dandy and always in the mood for a flirt, smelling of musk or amber (but also cigarette smoke).
Finally, the lighting, which sets the scene: soft, warm red with an accord of Venezuelan tonka bean and vanilla-scented benzoin from Laos.
An overdose of Ambroxan: harmless addiction, but intoxicating nonetheless…
In four words: fresh, floral, sensual, woody. And as always, free from any gender roles.
