Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle 
BIGARADE CONCENTREE

Luxurious in its apparent purity, like a crisp white shirt: minimal and transparent. Yet beneath, lies an undercurrent of mischief. A sense of warm skin tone and clear-cut sex appeal that unfolds as it lingers. For those who believe that seduction is found in cleanliness and perfection, here is a cologne designed to renew its wearer with every splash.

An overdose of extremely refined bitter orange essence (or "bigarade", as they say in Provence), embellished with cardamom and pink pepper on a woody base of hay and cedar, heralds a new generation of "eaux".

“For those who believe that seduction is found in cleanliness and perfection, here is a cologne designed to renew its wearer with every splash.” – Frédéric Malle
 
Top notes: Bitter Orange (Bigarade); Cardamom; Pink Pepper
Base notes: Cedar
 
Perfumer: Jean Claude Ellena

The Perfumer: JEAN CLAUDE ELLENA

Jean-Claude has revisited the eau de cologne structure throughout his long career, always employing his signature precision and restraint. His style of perfumery is an ode to quiet, exquisite minimalism: if it were rendered into sound, it would be chamber music. If it were art, a precise watercolour sketch. And so when Frédéric asked him to reinvent the eau de cologne, Jean-Claude’s response was compellingly succinct. He began by commissioning LMR, a laboratory known for their world-class expertise in natural extraction, to develop a very specific ingredient: a bitter orange oil, specially treated so that it could be used at an extremely high concentration.

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