christian carbonnel
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Ishq
Alujain
Kajal Homme Ii
Fiddah
Rahaba
Cacique
Najm Gold
Hayati
Shaghaf
Sawlaj
Sareef
Atifa Blanche
Kajal Homme
Anacaona
Oudmanthus
Malvs
Atifa Noir
Camel
Camel opens with dusty rose petals stirred into powdery frankincense, like the memory of a souk at dawn rather than the place itself.
Accento
Accento opens with a tart, sunlit pineapple that feels more citric than tropical—bright and sharp rather than syrupy.
Rose de Rose
Salam
Najm Noir
Accento Overdose
A hyacinth-sharp lily of the valley floods the opening with green, almost metallic brightness—precise and unrelenting.
Junoon
Warek
Accento
Accento opens with a bright, fleshy pineapple that feels oddly sophisticated—more confectionery shop than tiki bar.
Dahab
Dahab opens with a clean bergamot spark that quickly settles into something warmer and more grounded.
Jasmin du Malabar
Kajal Eau de Parfum
Erba Pura
Erba Pura opens with an immediate sweetness that feels sun-warmed and citrus-bright, almost like candied fruit skin meeting clean skin musk.
Behique
Mandala
From Italian niche house Masque Milano, Mandala takes its name from the sacred geometric form and constructs a fragrance to match: layered, ritualistic, meditative.
Elise
Tubereuse Amour
Panda Edition 2017
The 2017 edition of Panda opens with a curious green-floral sweetness—osmanthus and magnolia tinged with apple, creating an almost fuzzy, edible quality that calls to mind sun-warmed fruit in a bamboo grove.
Erba Pura
Erba Pura announces itself with a radiant burst of citrus—orange and bergamot sharpened by lemon—that feels less like a fleeting top note and more like a permanent halo.