17:30 Sans un mot – Candle

A floral composition by Vincent Ricord for D’ORSAY, evoking the charged stillness of an electric afternoon – where silence says everything.

When leather, tuberose, and cardamom meet, the air ignites with Mediterranean heat. You find yourself on a sun-drenched cliff, the sea shimmering below, the air heavy with decision. Leave without a word, or surrender to passion.

17:30 Sans un mot captures that instant before action – when desire holds its breath, and even the scent seems to hesitate.

The words of the perfumer: “Here we are in Capri and the sun is shining. The idea was to work on this radiance, these lights that can only be found in the Mediterranean. This perfume is a contrast of clarity and light, transcribed in an immaculate White Flower. There is a real duality in this fragrance, this tension in the florality that echoes a harsh summer sun. There are also notes of citrus and Mandarin, which accentuate this tension. And to bring a form of depth to the accord, a note of Leather. We are really in a floral tension, just before the storm. Is it love at first sight? How do you react? Something that will happen?”   Vincent Ricord

OLFACTIVE NOTES

Top Notes: Cardamom, saffron
Middle Notes: Tuberose, orange blossom
Base Notes: Sandalwood, leather accord

ABOUT D’ORSAY PARFUMS

Born in 1801, Alfred d’Orsay, son of a Napoleonic general, mingled with luminaries like Lord Byron, Victor Hugo, and Charles Dickens. As the director of the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he possessed an uncanny ability to set trends and was an icon for the New Yorker since 1925. Yet, his true essence lay in his free spirit, impertinence, and love for beauty.

He embraced life passionately, relishing the arts and living in the moment. The House of D’ORSAY, rooted in artistic collaborations, worked with talents like Jean Cocteau, Marie Laurencin, and Georges Lepape. Bottles designed by Baccarat, Daum, and Lalique held their fragrances, which garnered global acclaim and filled boutiques in Paris and New York.