Perris Monte Carlo
Perris Monte Carlo
95 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Osmanthus absolute and plum collide in an immediately lush, almost jammy burst—there's a fleshy, stone-fruit sweetness underpinned by pink pepper's delicate bite. This is a fragrance that announces itself without aggression, settling into your skin like something halfway between perfume and flavoured ointment.
As the plum recedes, the true character emerges: tolu balm's warm caramel spice mingles with jasmine sambac's creamy florality, creating an almost gourmand effect. The osmanthus remains the lead voice but softens into something rounder, less jam-like and more like infused honey, whilst the woody notes begin their patient ascent.
Sandalwood and labdanum establish dominance, the sweetness collapsing inward into a dry, almost resinous woody husk. By the fourth hour, vanilla traces appear as whispered endnotes, but the performance—both sillage and longevity—has dwindled considerably, leaving this as an intimate, skin-close finish rather than a projecting closure.
Absolue d'Osmanthe is a fragrance that refuses to whisper—it speaks in honeyed, almost syrupy declarations that blur the line between floral and confectionery. The osmanthus absolute dominates with that distinctive apricot-jam character, a creamy fruitiness that's neither quite stone fruit nor dried fruit, but something suspended between candied and fresh. Jean-Michel Santorini has constructed this around the tension between ethereal florals and weighted woody structure: the jasmine sambac arrives soft and slightly powdery, never competing with the osmanthus's authority, whilst tolu balm adds a subtle spiced sweetness—like caramel with a whisper of vanilla bean—that prevents the composition from tipping into perfumery's predictable floral-fruity tropes.
This is for those who dress fragrance like a form of self-narration rather than self-concealment. It suits the person who gravitates toward vintage Chanel No. 5 but finds it too austere, or who appreciates the architectural restraint of classic florals but craves more textural complexity. Wear this on transitional autumn afternoons, layered over skin warmed by movement rather than applied fresh to cool morning flesh. It demands proximity to be truly appreciated—a scent for deliberate moments, close conversation, perhaps library visits or long afternoons spent reading in the aftermath of rain.
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