The perfumer-artists of Atelier des Fleurs by Chloé guide your sight and smell toward some utterly singular flowers.
Paying tribute to the pioneering vision of Gaby Aghion, they shed light on specimens that are perfect in their imperfect charm, all to reveal the beauty of the unexplored.
With this new opus, Atelier des Fleurs unveils the unexpected facets of seemingly well-known varieties: three enigmatic white flowers whose fragrances transform with the twilight. Can you feel a frisson of sensuality in the night?
In the daytime, orchid, orange blossom and tuberose drink in the warmth and light of the sun to thrive more fully in the night. It is only then, in the darkness, that they release their voluptuous, intoxicating notes.
At nightfall, Chloé takes hold of these intriguing scents. The Maison has created three enchanting compositions housed in a powerful, cobalt-blue version of the iconic Atelier des Fleurs bottle, inspired by the vast, starry firmament above.
BLEU NUIT
For the launch of this new opus, the Atelier des Fleurs bottle is clad in an exceptional cloak of dense, deep blue, as mysterious as the midnight sky.
Yet it retains its distinctive allure, reflecting the timeless elegance of Chloé. Its wavy glass silhouette and curved gadroons recall the Maison’s beloved sunray pleat, epitomizing a resolutely fluid and freeing style. Meanwhile, its textured lid in luminous beige evokes the sand that brought so much inspiration to Chloé founder Gaby Aghion, who repeatedly referenced her Egyptian roots.
ORCHIDÉE DE MINUIT
Just once in its lifetime, the white orchid opens in the dark of night and exudes a smooth, sweet perfume, enticing pollinators to its blossom, which, in turn, allows vanilla pods to grow. It is this unique moment that Mathieu Nardin and Cécile Matton have sought to capture. “In Orchidée de Minuit, we have explored the animal aspect of vanilla by elevating its hypnotic facet and transforming it almost into a dark blossom,” state the perfumers.
Upon the very first breath, gentle notes of orchid blossom entwine with warm tones of clove and syrupy aromas of rum.
At the heart, jasmine emerges in all its richness and sensuality, then ushers in benzoin and styrax resins for even more voluptuousness.
The vanilla now appears as though metamorphosed, no longer just a blossom but the vanilla pod itself. Exalted by musks and patchouli, vanilla absolute delivers a profusion of enveloping, rich and textured notes to form the signature of this intriguing, addictive elixir.
NUIT D’ORANGER
The quintessential flower of Gaby Aghion’s native Mediterranean Basin, orange blossom is less innocent than meets the eye. It exudes refreshing, delicate notes throughout the day, but then, in the stillness of night, releases a generous, sensual perfume that continually builds in intensity until the early morning.
“I understood the true potency of orange blossom when attending a harvest, right before dawn,” explains perfumer Alex Lee. “Just after opening, the flowers exhale this force, this ambery sensuality, this unexpected animality…” In an olfactory snapshot of the Mediterranean night, Nuit d’Oranger captures all of these voluptuous facets.
Bitter orange petitgrain, pink peppercorn and bergamot form an accord of verdant, fresh top notes to offer the frisson carried by an evening breeze.
Orange blossom appears in two forms here, as airy neroli gradually yields to an opulent, honeyed orange blossom absolute.
A woody, herbaceous accord composed of yerba mate and patchouli evokes the natural surroundings of the orange trees in bloom, bringing an ultimate touch of elegance to this nectar full of assertive character.
TUBÉREUSE LAZULI
As morning breaks, the tuberose exudes its verdant, fresh notes. But as the hours slip by, its fragrance becomes denser, headier… Perhaps it is no coincidence, then, that its Hindi name, rajanigandha, means “fragrant one of the night”.
“For Tubéreuse Lazuli, my intention was to capture the tuberose at twilight, when it blooms in the darkness after being warmed by the sun during the daytime,” explains perfumer Jean-Christophe Hérault. “With the moonbeams bouncing off its petals, it exudes its most bewitching notes.”
Borne by volatile bergamot and pink pepper, Indian tuberose allies with osmanthus and jasmine to form a sensuous, intoxicating bouquet. Its deepest facets are exalted by a unique wood in the form of subtle, pure, white oud.
Lastly, slightly smoky patchouli and creamy sandalwood paint a backdrop that evokes the boundless, lapis-lazuli sky hanging above the tuberose as it unveils all its sensuality.
Through these new fragrances, Chloé reveals what hides behind three deceptively familiar flowers. Extraordinary in their duality, these blossoms have the ability to metamorphose as time passes. They are iconic flowers of perfumery, yet each remains uncharted olfactory territory… known and unknown all at once.
Chloé presents them in a new light, allowing them to bloom as never before: powerful, heady and astonishingly sensuous.
