LM Parfums
LM Parfums
95 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Explosive citrus—lemon and bergamot hit with almost shocking clarity, immediately tempered by davana's honeyed, slightly fermented stone-fruit warmth and petitgrain's green, slightly bitter edges. It's simultaneously bright and complex, elegant rather than buoyant.
The composition shifts subtly as jasmine emerges alongside a distinctive spice accord that reads warm and slightly peppery, creating an unexpected savoury-floral tension. Rosewood weaves through the middle notes, grounding the composition and preventing the florals from becoming saccharine or the spices from veering into kitchen-fragrance territory.
Vetiver takes the foreground, casting the lingering spices in a drier, earthier light whilst musk provides subtle skin-scent warmth. The composition becomes increasingly minimal and intimate, fading rather than departing abruptly.
Vol d'Hirondelle arrives as a swallow in flight—restless, darting, never quite settling into expected patterns. The opening salvo is audaciously citrus-forward, with lemon and bergamot cutting through the air with almost aggressive clarity, immediately complicated by davana's waxy, slightly fermented apricot character that introduces an unusual fruity depth rarely found in fresh compositions. Petitgrain adds a green herbaceousness that prevents this from becoming a simple bright fragrance; instead, there's a woody, almost pithy quality that grounds the citrus fruits.
What distinguishes Vol d'Hirondelle from countless citrus fragrances is its refusal to coast on brightness alone. The heart reveals an intriguing tension between jasmine's creamy sweetness and what reads as a substantial spice accord—perhaps clove or cinnamon—creating a slightly peppery, almost savoury quality that contrasts strikingly with the orange tree's delicate floral presence. Rosewood provides an unexpected woody thread that ties the composition together, preventing the spices from overwhelming the softer florals.
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