Réglisse Noire

By the editors · 2 min readAlmond opens dry and pressed, carrying a faintly bitter green edge that keeps the nut from turning marzipine. Within minutes ylang-ylang arrives, lending a custard-like creaminess that lets the almond relax into a soft, toasted accord while amber supplies a low, honeyed glow beneath. Rose threads a clean, tea-like floral through the heart, stopping the gourmand drift from becoming syrupy. As the middle settles, vetiver cuts the sweetness with a wiry, rooty smoke, benzoin adds a resinous vanilla warmth, and patchouli brings a cocoa-brown earth that darkens the base without rough edges; skin-close musk finally blurs the edges into a suede-warm finish that stays close. Projection remains polite, wafting no farther than arm’s length for six hours; it feels most at home in cool spring evenings or crisp fall workdays when you want quiet, edible comfort without announcing dessert.