37 degrees in the shade. Citrus fever, sliced calamansi, spicy bergamot. The frame: made of creaking teak. Urban jungle: Farrago fabric. Ba-ti-kan-ga! Rhythmic melange. Roasted hazelnuts. Crushed, pounded, sliced: burning forms.
The taste of a freshly squeezed bergamot with chili inspired Thibaud Crivelli to create a citrus, spicy, and woody accord that offers a completely new perspective on this important raw material in perfumery. The juicy, overwhelming, and luminous facet of bergamot was balanced with orange, paving the way for a sharp chili note in the heart. This citrus-spicy duo contrasts with the warm notes of myrrh, while the hazelnut facets of vetiver extend the rounded aspect of this legendary fruit.
In the words of the perfumer
"I used the legendary top note bergamot in a particularly original way in this fragrance, as it becomes the heart note of the perfume here. My focus is neither solely on its piquant notes nor on its floral aspects, but rather on its subtle bitterness and its hint of sharpness. The fragrance was structured to enhance the bergamot. Its bitterness was combined with grapefruit and rhubarb and finally underscored with vetiver and fenugreek in the base. Its sharp hint is further fanned out by clearly perceptible cardamom." – Bertrand Duchaufour
