Creed
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A bracing burst of green bergamot meets herbaceous galbanum with sharp, almost minty cardamom cutting through—the laurel adds an unexpected culinary, almost savoury dimension that immediately distinguishes this from conventional citrus openers. You're struck by crispness and greenery, almost mossy in character, with the cedarwood already hinting at what's to come beneath the brightness.
The florals settle into a cool, slightly powdery palette as jasmine and geranium layer over the waterlily's watery freshness, creating something almost soapy-clean rather than lush. The woody base begins its ascent now, and the interplay between soft florals and emerging cedarwood-vetiver creates the fragrance's most interesting moment—a brief window where fresh and woody notes dance in genuine balance rather than hierarchy.
Cedarwood dominates with quiet authority, joined by warm sandalwood and earthy vetiver in a composition that's fundamentally austere but oddly soothing. The spice has faded to nearly nothing, and what remains is a cool, faintly woody skin scent that feels less like fragrance and more like an invisible second layer of refined restraint—it persists as suggestion rather than projection.
Cèdre Blanc arrives as a meditation on restraint—a fragrance that whispers rather than declaims. Julien Rasquinet has constructed something deceptively spare here: the bergamot and galbanum of the opening possess an almost herbal sharpness, immediately complicated by cardamom's peppery warmth and a peculiar savoury quality from the laurel that prevents this from becoming another bright citrus fragrance. This is fresh air filtered through a cedar forest rather than a sunny Mediterranean morning.
The waterlily and geranium that emerge in the heart are rendered in muted, slightly soapy tones—they soften the composition without sweetening it, acting more as a cooling agent than as floral ornamentation. Jasmine makes a restrained appearance, contributing a whisper of indolic humanity without the typical creamy sensuality. What's remarkable is how the cedarwood begins its patient work early, threading beneath these delicate florals and creating an almost woody-fresh accord that feels cohesive rather than disparate.
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