Liquides Imaginaires
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The aldehydes arrive with polished insistence, cutting through like morning light through frosted glass, whilst carrot seed's vegetative sweetness and bergamot's citric brightness establish an unexpectedly earthy freshness. Within three minutes, you're aware this isn't a conventional citrus fragrance—the vegetables are too prominent, the spice notes already lurking in the background.
By the second hour, mahonial has softened the iris into something warmer and almost leathery, creating an amber-tinted floral core that feels both vintage and contemporary. The spice emerges fully now, dark and warming without harsh edges, whilst the powdery accords bloom, giving the fragrance an almost chalk-dusted quality that paradoxically makes it feel more tactile, more skin-close.
Finally, sandalwood and tonka establish themselves as the true anchor, with Ambrofix adding a subtle saltiness that prevents excessive sweetness. The vetiver grounds everything with green-mineral coolness, whilst white musk softens the entire composition into something gossamer-thin yet deeply satisfying—a fragrance that seems to be exhaled from the skin rather than applied to it.
Tapis Volant arrives as a paradox—simultaneously crisp and creamy, austere and sensual. Quentin Bisch has crafted something that feels like stepping into a sun-drenched spice bazaar whilst wearing a pristine linen shirt. The aldehydes don't announce themselves with the sharp clarity typical of their class; instead, they function as a crystalline lens through which bergamot and carrot seed shine with mineral brightness, the latter adding an unexpected earthy-green sweetness that prevents the opening from feeling merely citric and forgettable.
What distinguishes Tapis Volant is the iris-mahonial interplay at its heart. Mahonial contributes that leather-tinged, almost animalic depth that makes the iris sing with unusual richness rather than the cool, rooty dryness it typically projects. The spice accord—never identified specifically, but undoubtedly dark and warming—weaves through these floral elements without dominating, creating what might be called a "powdery spice" that evokes cardamom dusted onto iris root. It's simultaneously opulent and restrained, a studied elegance rather than hedonistic excess.
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