Boutonnière No.7

A realistic gardenia scent that can be worn by everyone, recreating the scent of boutonnières and French colognes wafting through the Belle Époque foyer of the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1899. Known as the "Opera Flower" the gardenia was the choice bloom for black tie during the Belle Époque, worn by dandies and beloved by their admirers.

May 1899, Foyer of the Opéra-Comique, Paris
During the Opera’s intermission, a group of seven young men gather at the Grand Foyer in search of new flirtations. Women of all sorts are lured in by the crisp, green scent of the men’s gardenia boutonnières, enlivened with the vetiver, bergamot and lavender colognes they wear. As they draw closer, the “Opera Flower” exudes its elegant masculinity, the last breath of a bloom sacrificed on a black-tie lapel.

Top Notes: French lavender, Calabrese, Bergamot, Italian mandarin
Heart Notes: Gardenia jasminoides, Gardenia citriodora, Genet absolute, Violet leaf absolute
Base Notes: Labdanum, Vetiver essence, Croatian oakmoss, Castoreum