D’AGUILAR Puriste

D’AGUILAR Puriste is a slight variation on the original D’Aguilar in that it more stridently features two exemplary high-altitude lavenders – the rare and stunning French Maillette lavender and wild-crafted Kashmir lavender. I have also reduced the honeysuckle to allow these extraordinary lavenders to truly shine. The result is a version that shimmers with elegance.

Featured NOTES include:- Japanese yuzu, White grapefruit, Cold-pressed Lime, Petitgrain, Honeysuckle absolute, Green Tea absolute, French Maillette lavender, Kashmir lavender, German Chamomile, Egyptian Violet Leaf absolute, Jasmine Grandiflorum absolute, Lemon Verbena, Juniper Berry, Cypress, Spanish Marjoram, Sage, Venezuelan Tonka Bean absolute, Virginian Cedarwood, Oakmoss, Australian Sandalwood, Indian and Haitian Vetiver.

D’Aguilar is one of the most elaborate, complex and difficult formulas I’ve ever composed. The idea for a honeysuckle fougere seemed straightforward. However its taken years of arm-wrestling for it to finally yield. What a pair of stubborn mules we’ve both been. This is a great example of how the layering of incredible ingredients, endless arguments, foot-stamping, back-turning and begging have finally produced a work that demonstrates my theory that ‘if it ain’t great, it ain’t finished’.