Vétiver & Iris
The grainy bitterness of vetiver set against velvety iris butter, with nutmeg and black pepper as warm and cool spice and olive oil in the base.
Perfumer: Céline Ellena
Céline Ellena writes that she once brushed against the roots of love, and that her memory kept what remained of that enchantment and of an attachment since lost. The perfume is her way of giving that brief story the permanence of scent, moving in a whisper between happiness and nostalgia, a longing for light and the comfort of shade.
What she loves here is the grainy bitterness of vetiver essence against the velvety softness of iris butter, punctuated by warm and cool spices. The official pyramid sets nutmeg at the top, black pepper in the heart, and vetiver, iris and olive oil in the base.
She describes these as root materials and airy ones, grounded or tender, meant to express an appetite for happiness and dreams of taking flight. The brand files it as floral and gourmand, with olive oil as an unexpected element in the base.
