Prudence Paris

By the editors · 2 min readPetitgrain and neroli open with a sharp green-citrus flash that quickly folds into a dense white-flower core. Tuberose dominates, its waxy, almost camphoric thrust amplified by jasmine and lily, while lily-of-the-valley and narcissus inject a cool, green-edged sweetness that keeps the bouquet from turning creamy. The base arrives dry: sandalwood provides a quiet wood spine, incense adds a church-pewter smokiness, and benzoin supplies a powdery resin that softens the flowers without adding sugar. Over five hours the white petals recede and the incense–sandalwood dyad becomes skin-close, leaving a faint trail of cool, papery smoke. Projection stays polite, extending an arm’s length for the first two hours, then hugging fabric; it reads professional yet luminous in spring offices or temperate summer evenings.