The new charismatic fragrance, part of the Black Collection is not love at first sight – but a conquered intensity.
«I have been smelling different qualities of vetiver – Haiti, Bourbon – with bold and intense scents, but too clean, transparent, linear. Then, I lingered over a vetiver from the island of Java, less used in perfumery, which I found intriguing, pungent, smoky, burned-like, with surprising floral, green and spicy nuances. It wasn’t love at first sight, but at the end the arrogance of its intensity conquered me.»
.. as per Gian Luca Perris.
The sensory journey of Perris Monte Carlo continues with the discovery of the vetiver from the island of Java, one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, situated within Southeast Asia, internationally recognized for its variety of geographical territory with dense rainforests, mountains and thick bamboo woods. Here the vetiver grows well cultivated by the local population, both for its use in the fine perfumery, as well as in the naturalistic engineering, being planted to the edges of the streets to avoid the soil erosion, thanks to its massive and strong roots, growing vertically in depth up to 5 meters. Thus, the roots are the precious part used in perfumery, which are washed, cut, left to dry under the sun and then transformed into essential oil by steam distillation extraction.
According to the type of territory where it grows and the sun exposure, each species have different olfactive facettes. It is right the richness of nuances and the complexity of its scent that it has fascinating the maîtres parfumeurs since ever. The essential oil of vetiver from Java has a peculiar odour which can be described as woody, earthy, smoky and burned-like, with floral, green and spicy facettes. The perfumer Gian Luca Perris was indeed captured by this intense olfactive prisma and selected it expressly to define the sillage of its new creation, coming to enrich the successful Black Collection.
The fragrance starts with a fresh souffle of Bergamot from Calabria, Grapefruit and Timur Pepper, that immediately gives way to the woody heart of the Vetiver Java, unusually accompanied by the floral accents of the Absolute of Geranium. Ambery notes and musk give a warm and intense dry-down. If you don’t like charismatic perfumes, just do not choose Vetiver Java!
Perris Monte Carlo is part of the Perris Group luxury portfolio. The Perris Group was founded in 1981 by Michele Perris. Based in Monte-Carlo, the Perris Group operates worldwide and is specialized in bringing premium luxury brands to the market. The luxury portfolio includes: Houbigant Paris, Perris Swiss Laboratory and Perris Monte Carlo.