Description
Bois Datchaï is enchanting. Spicy, fruity, slightly sweet. Smoky, woody, warm. Mysterious, nocturnal.
Raw materials and perceptions
Blackcurrant bud absolute: green, fruity, spicy, a hint of liquorice.
Guaiac wood and tea essential oil: woodsmoke, leather, burnt wood, a warm facet.
Virginia cedar essential oil: wood shavings, dry, sawdust, pencil tip.
Perfumery Dorothée Piot – the perfumer's secret
Indian papyrus essential oil for its deep, warm, woody facet. Forest snakes, crisp wild berries, spicy blackberry, summertime. The first one home. Naughty games, smoky tea, spicy bark. Silver reeds, vibrant charcoals, fruity seeds. A blood-red moon.
Maison Crivelli - Seriously Committed
When Thibaud visited vetiver and patchouli plantations in Indonesia, he met producers and became aware of the need to promote sustainable cultivation methods for perfume raw materials.
These are promoted in five steps:
- maintaining consistent production, as it is always threatened by displacement from easier-to-cultivate plants (mainly palm oil).
- limiting soil erosion.
- avoiding the use of chemical fertilisers.
- promoting permaculture and encouraging growers to limit slash-and-burn farming, which leads to deforestation.
- maintaining a high level of quality.
This approach led Maison Crivelli to support the organisation Cœur de Forêt (Heart of the Forest) and participate in the sustainable cultivation of patchouli in Indonesia. With every purchase of a 30ml or 100ml fragrance, Maison Crivelli finances one or three patchouli cuttings, respectively.
