Osmanthus Interdite

Osmanthus Interdite, the Asian city of Parfum d'Empire

If each of the fragrances of Parfum d'Empire is an invitation to travel, it is rare that these plunge us into the heart of Asian lands. Yet this is precisely the case with the perfume Osmanthus Interdite. It seems, indeed, to have drawn inspiration from the Chinese empire. Nevertheless, do not be mistaken — this is by no means the China of today. In fact, Osmanthus Interdite refers rather to the Chinese Empire of times past. In it, one finds in particular the ancestral wisdom of this distant land. It must be said that drawing inspiration from ancient powers has become a true leitmotif for the house. Osmanthus Interdite is therefore yet another way for Parfum d'Empire to immerse itself in the heart of the glorious hours of a people. China is then seen through a fantasised Western eye. The whole transports us to the heart of an imperial palace filled with flowers and fruits. The ensemble releases an absolutely enveloping trail. The whole resembles one of the most enchanting paintings, worthy of all the expertise of the brand Parfum d'Empire.

Osmanthus Interdite, a floral concentrate

As its name suggests, Osmanthus Interdite clearly places one of China's emblematic flowers centre stage: the osmanthus. This flower, however, reveals itself to be particularly complex and is explored under multiple aspects. Indeed, Parfum d'Empire has sought, through it, to express Chinese philosophy, a symbol of perpetual movement, energy, and life. Osmanthus Interdite thus combines the velvety and fruity aspect of apricot with the softness of suede. Likewise, the osmanthus releases its effluvia, faintly evocative of those of tea. Moreover, this effect is further accentuated by the presence of green tea. The rose essence, for its part, contributes to heightening the elegance of the whole. Similarly, the absolute of jasmine sambac envelops everything in opulent richness. Finally, Osmanthus Interdite concludes with a true surge of sensuality residing in the velvety animality of musk. The ensemble displays a crystalline purity. Osmanthus Interdite is a seductively delicate perfume. It is akin to the secret flowering of the plants of the Middle Kingdom. The whole thus seems to encapsulate in itself what the art of perfumery truly is.

The Eau de Parfum Osmanthus Interdite by Parfum d'Empire

Osmanthus Interdite by Parfum d'Empire opens on the virtues of a Chinese tea and evolves on the floral note of osmanthus with apricot accents, a note sublimated by rose essence and the absolute of jasmine sambac. The osmanthus becomes carnal and velvety.

It blends its fruity notes with the purity of crystalline musks.

These osmanthus blossoms were selected for their divine quality. They develop a fragrance as much as a flavour. Osmanthus Interdite, a taste of the forbidden... reserved exclusively for the wise of today.

Osmanthus Interdite or Chinese wisdom.

A musky fruity fragrance with velvety sensuality, opening on the virtues of green tea, playing on all facets of the osmanthus, the emblematic flower of China. A note with accents of apricot and suede, sublimated by rose essence and the absolute of jasmine sambac, carried by the purity of crystalline musks. Osmanthus Interdite, or the surprise of a flower that becomes skin and fruit... reserved for the wise of today.

In China's ancestral wisdom — long forbidden by Mao's Cultural Revolution — fragrances appear as an expression of the movement of life. They serve as mediators between heaven and earth, between the visible and the invisible, and transform matter into energy.

As the emblematic flower of the Middle Kingdom, the osmanthus alone encapsulates this millennia-old philosophy that refuses the duality of body and soul, its scent refusing to choose between floral, fruity, and animal facets, as if to better express the continuity of the world...

It is the virtues of Chinese tea that Osmanthus Interdite first evokes, since this flower is often used to perfume it. Tea again with jasmine sambac, a variety that is both greener and fresher. A suede facet deepens the velvetiness of the fragrance while the rose essence exalts its fruity aspects.

And so the fragrance also becomes a flavour, playing with the boundaries between the senses to transform the skin into a forbidden fruit...

Until one takes a bite.

INGREDIENTS: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Hexyl cinnamal, Amyl cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin, Citral, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Eugenol, Farnesol.