Find
Me
A fragrance in the style
of a chapter in a novel
ANDRÉ ACIMAN
The fragrances "FIND ME" and “SEEK” are olfactive reviews of the 2019 novel “Find Me” by ANDRÉ ACIMAN and FSG Books.
: FRAGRANCE n˚1 — "FIND ME"
A COCKTAIL OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE. BRIGHT, ENERGETIC, OF PASSION
Skin warmed by the summer heat. Fresh Italian citrus and a stroll through an ancient garden filled with pine trees.
tone: VIBRANT, ENCOURAGING, OPTIMISTIC, LIGHT-HEARTED
texture: BRIGHT, FIZZY, FRESH, WARM
opacity: SEMI-TRANSLUCENT
volume: MID
pitch: HIGH
movement: SWAYING
verb: DETACH
MATERIALS
Bergamot, lemon, mandarin, pine needle, Siberian pine, ginger, cardamom, black pepper, néroli, skin/sex accord, leather, orange blossom, musk, and oakwood.
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: FRAGRANCE n˚2 — "SEEK"
SOFT, DUSTY, SENSUAL, COMPLEX
The morning after sex — coffee and cigarettes. Exposed by an open terrace, lying naked on the musty sheets in an old Italian villa stained with white wine.
tone: OPEN, WHIMSICAL, SPONTANEOUS
texture: CASHMERE-LIKE, CRISP, SOFT, GRAINY, MUTED
opacity: SEMI-OPAQUE
volume: MID
pitch: HIGH
movement: CIRCLING
verb: INDULGE
MATERIALS
Lily of the valley, white wine, coffee, pink pepper, ginger, bergamot, tobacco, warm skin notes, dusty bed-sheet notes, musk.
YEAR
2019
PERFUMERS
Mark Buxton
David Chieze
COLLECTION
Silhouettes