Autumn 26

L’olio essenziale di lavanda Maillette è considerato una delle varietà più pregiate in profumeria. Pur condividendo il carattere familiare della Lavandula angustifolia, il suo profumo è notevolmente più morbido, dolce e ricco di sfumature. La nostra lavanda Maillette viene raccolta in Provenza, dove questo fiore viene coltivato fin dal XV secolo.

Our Roman chamomile comes from the flats of Norfolk, where the flowers are harvested from July to August, at the peak of their bloom. A low, creeping perennial, Roman chamomile releases its gentle apple scent into the air when trodden on. After harvesting, the flowers undergo steam distillation quickly in order to preserve their fruity, sweet herbaceousness.

Sandalwood is a slow-growing plant that can reach heights of ten metres, which, due to its popularity, is extremely vulnerable to over-harvesting. Ours comes from sustainable groves in Australia, and is extracted by steam distilling the tree’s wood and root chippings.

Peru balsam is drawn from the forests of El Salvador and Guatemala, where the Myroxylon balsamum tree was once traded through Peruvian ports. The tree bark is gently scored, releasing a dark, honeyed resin, then steam distilled and transformed into an oil that is sweet and woody.

Marjoram is an aromatic herb - closely related to oregano. As a fragrance ingredient, it brings a surprisingly spicy facet, with a dry, herbal edge. Marjoram essential oil is obtained through steam distillation of the dried flowering plant.

Valerian is a flowering herb whose essential oil is extracted from the plant’s root. On its own, its scent is powerful and is therefore rarely used in perfumery. Our nose, Elodie, uses the oil with careful restraint, for the distinctive herbaceous and earthy depth it lends to a composition.

Coltivato sulle colline calabresi affacciate sul Mar Ionio, il frutto viene raccolto a mano e l’olio estratto direttamente sul posto. La famiglia La Face piantò i suoi primi alberi di bergamotto negli anni Trenta e da allora ha continuato a perfezionare l’arte della produzione degli oli essenziali di agrumi.

Ffern petitgrain is harvested in Paraguay from a hybrid tree - a cross between a sweet Citrus x sinensis and a bitter Citrus x aurantium. Grown by a network of family farmers, the tree’s leaves and branches are cut and immediately distilled in hand built, clay sealed wooden distilleries.

Il geranio di Ffern, Pelargonium graveolens, è noto anche come geranio rosa. Secondo la leggenda, questo fiore nacque quando il profeta Maometto, dopo essersi bagnato in un fiume, stese la sua camicia su un ramo di malva ad asciugare. La malva si sentì così onorata da trasformarsi nello splendido geranio rosa.

Scentless when fresh and native to Asia, patchouli is a member of the Lamiaceae or Mint family. Our patchouli is hand-harvested on the Indonesian Island of Java. It’s then dried in the shade and briefly fermented, helping to break down the cell walls before the copper still hydrodistillation.

Gurjun balsam is a natural resin drawn from trees of the Dipterocarpus genus, native to Southeast Asia. It’s obtained through tapping the tree bark - a traditional extraction method that allows each tree to rest and replenish for months or even years before being tapped again. It carries a woody depth with smooth, slightly leathery undertones.