Sol de la Foret was a true labor of love. After falling head over heals with the fragrance family, fougere, I set out to make my own. To be a true fougere a perfume must contain a coumarin note, oakmoss and lavender. Coumarin was the first synthetic chemical created in a laboratory in 1886 and was the principal ingredient in Houbigant's Fougere Royale, since considered the industry standard. Coumarins are found in abundance in materials like tonka bean, sweet clover, flouve and deertongue. It is also found, rather surprisingly, in lavender.

For this creation I've used a generous amount of rich caramelic tonka bean. To give it a greener, mossier and more coumaranic note I also added sweet clover, a new favorite of mine. I used a bit of fossilized amber, a tree resin that is millions of years old from high in the Himalayan Mountains, in the bottom to add a dry, smokey quality to the earth element of the blend. It dries down very soft and sweetens adding a slight powdery note at the bottom. It also has great fixation. Tobacco and Vanilla CO2 add some warmth to the whole bottom. Following the rules of the true genre there is also oakmoss adding a wet roots and leaves note to the forrest floor. Those sensitive to oakmoss be warned.

At the heart of the perfume is a lovely synergy of carnation and lavender absolutes with a touch of clary sage and orange blossom concretes. Tunisian Neroli was a perfect match for high linalool ho wood at the top, with just a drop of blood orange.

Top notes: ho wood, neroli, blood orange
Heart notes: carnation absolute, lavender absolute, clary sage concrete, orange blossom concrete
Base notes: tonka bean, sweet clover, oak moss, fossilized amber and tobacco absolutes with vanilla CO2

To read a review of Sol de la Foret visit http://www.cafleurebon.com/natural-fragrance-review-brooklyns-alchemologie-sol-de-la-foret-fascinated-by-fougere-draw/#comments

This perfume comes beautifully packaged in a brown satin pouch with a vintage velvet millinery leaf nestled inside. The leaf is your keepsake, that and the lingering fragrance.

15ml

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