Teo Cabanel
Barkhane
Eau de Parfum 30 ml
Balmy - Warm - Oriental
A stealthy bergamot is the only top note, allowing us to get straight to the heart of the fragrance and better appreciate its unique character between amber, wood and spice.
A rich, well-balanced fragrance, neither too sweet nor too heady, neither too imposing nor "flashy". A sober, elegant, refined luxury with a touch of mystery.
Barkhane is rich. Starting on generous, mellow notes of geranium, combined with a carefully spiced accord of caraway and curry. You are walking in the burning desert punctuated by dunes, in search of an oasis and its wadi. Soft curls rising from a hint of myrrh twirl around voluptuous patchouli from Indonesia and everlasting flowers. Finally, smooth vanilla fragrances, woody cyst and oud, combined with tonka bean and musk create the distinctive dry down accord. Meeting of materials and scents of spices and incense that intermingle in this unique, incredibly calm setting, at the crossroads of civilizations and inspirations.
Cistus
Native to the Mediterranean basin, cistus is a small shrub adorned with numerous white and pink flowers. In summer, its leaves are covered with a film of highly fragrant resin known as labdanum. Cistus has long been used in perfumery for its resin (labdanum) and twigs, which are distilled to obtain cistus essential oil. It's a warm, ambery, balsamic and woody note that's also very persistent. Very particular and difficult to describe, it could be somewhere between vanilla, resin and animal and is much sought-after by perfumers.
Myrrh
The resin of the myrrh tree has been used for sacred and medicinal purposes since ancient times. The resin is harvested by making incisions in the bark of the tree. The sap is then dried to form lumps of resin known as "myrrh tears". Thanks to its warm, balsamic notes, myrrh is often used as a base note in oriental fragrances. Myrrh's complex scent is difficult to describe. It is balsamic, slightly spicy and smoky. Its fragrance is resinous and rich, almost sweet and persistent. Myrrh brings a warm, sweet, dark and sensual aspect to fragrances.
Perfumer: Jean-Francois Latty
Top Notes
Bergamot
Heart Notes
Geranium, Cumin
Base Notes
Cistus, Vetiver, Myrrh, Vanilla, Oud