Molinard
Molinard
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Mastic and petitgrain burst forward with a sharp, almost peppery brightness, whilst ylang ylang threatens to push towards fruitiness before geranium's sharp green aldehydes pin everything down. The opening is oddly bracing—you're immediately aware you're wearing something untamed.
The florals bloom with genuine sweetness—jasmine and heliotrope creating that classic powdery warmth—but vetiver and cedar emerge like a landscape appearing through fog, grounding the composition. Nutmeg adds rhythmic spice, whilst mimosa contributes a honeyed roundness that prevents the woody elements from becoming austere.
Malayan patchouli and oakmoss settle into a dense, resinous embrace, with amber and vanilla creating warmth rather than cloying sweetness. The sandalwood creeps in subtly, offering silky woody texture as everything becomes increasingly intimate and skin-scent close.
Habanita Molinard is a fragrance that refuses prettiness. From the opening salvo of mastic and petitgrain—bright, almost medicinal—it declares itself as something altogether stranger and more compelling than a conventional floral. This is a fragrance built on contradiction: the heliotrope and jasmine in the heart arrive with genuine sweetness, yet they're immediately colonised by vetiver's green earthiness and the creeping warmth of cedar. Nutmeg flickers through like a spice trader's match strike, while rosa centifolia offers a whisper of old-fashioned rose refinement that feels almost incongruous against the growing amber and patchouli foundation.
What emerges is something with genuine character—a fragrance that smells like someone with curiosity and a slightly askew perspective. The malayan patchouli doesn't roar; instead, it creates a dense, velvety base that allows the oakmoss to contribute its earthy, almost tobacco-like rumination. This is unisex in the truest sense: neither masculine nor feminine, but rather genderless in its refusal to flatter. It's for the wearer who finds comfort in complexity, who appreciates the friction between its honeyed florals and woody-resinous skeleton.
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