Zadig & Voltaire
Zadig & Voltaire
110 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The pear provides initial brightness with that characteristic slightly green undertone, whilst peony petals arrive soft and powdered—promising a fresh, almost innocent proposition. Within two minutes, you're hit with the reality: the absolutes begin their emergence, earthy and dense, immediately complicating the narrative.
The jasminum auriculatum and Turkish rose absolutes dominate completely now, their indolic character lending a creamy, slightly skin-like warmth. The pear has retreated almost entirely, replaced by a floral density that feels almost animalic, with the chestnut cream beginning to weave through, adding a subtle nuttiness that prevents the composition from becoming overly perfumed or conventional.
What remains is primarily the chestnut cream intertwined with the floral absolutes—the sweetness now feels creamy rather than fruity, intimate rather than projecting. The composition retreats significantly at this stage, becoming decidedly skin-scent territory where only intimate proximity reveals its lingering creamy, slightly roasted character.
*This Is Her! Vibes of Freedom* announces itself as a fragrance caught between two impulses: the disciplined floristry of high-end perfumery and the uninhibited sweetness of modern commercial appeal. Sidonie Lancesseur has constructed something genuinely peculiar—a scent that feels simultaneously restrained and indulgent, austere and hedonistic.
The pear and peony opening provides a deceptive lightness, suggesting you're about to experience something delicate and ephemeral. Don't be fooled. Within minutes, the jasminum auriculatum absolute and Turkish rose absolute flood the composition with an almost intoxicating density. Here's where the fragrance reveals its true character: those absolutes are potent, slightly animalic materials that lend a tactile, skin-musk quality rather than the airiness their floral classification might suggest. They're not pretty florals—they're sensual, slightly indolic, reminiscent of aged florals you'd find in vintage bottles.
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