‘THE BLAZING MISTER SAM’ AND HIS LINGERING SMILE
FOR NICHE-BELIEVERS
When you set your sights on a certain perfume, one that has been made with ingredients that project it as niche, like woods, oud or greens just to mention a very few, the expectations are something more than sky high, they are confident high. Trustful, unquestioning whether the picked scent is the right scent, a CONFIDENT mood contours specifically that, a personal scented-conclusion.
Christophe Raynaud
INSPIRATION IS CONSTANTLY COLLECTED
Christophe Raynaud puts it simply: “I’m a craftsman with the sensitivity of an artist.” And you can feel that in every fragrance he signs. For him, perfumery is a full-blown addiction and a complete universe he dives into with joy and the precision of a sculptor. “At first, I’m the architect. Then I become the craftsman,” he says. His dream of becoming a perfumer began early, in his teenage years, when he imagined launching a brand with his best friend: one would design clothes, the other would create perfumes. He studied chemistry to get into ISIPCA, where he finally felt in his element. Discovering raw materials and the language of scent confirmed he was exactly where he was meant to be.
Our olfactory plot thickens with significant heritage and Britishness, courtesy of the ingenious house of Penhaligon’s.
