L'Artisan Parfumeur
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bergamot and lemon burst forth with immediate brightness, crackling against a peppermint that feels almost cooling on the skin—like biting into a leaf rather than smelling one. The green tea emerges almost simultaneously, introducing a slightly dry, herbaceous quality that prevents this from becoming yet another bright citrus opening.
The floral notes settle in with remarkable restraint; jasmine and osmanthus bloom softly, their combined effect less about perfumery florals and more about the delicate florality of tea leaves themselves. The composition becomes noticeably more herbal and mineral-tinged here, with the peppermint's menthol creating a skin-cooling effect that feels genuinely refreshing rather than artificial.
Cedarwood and musk emerge as whisper-soft anchors, lending a subtle woody warmth that prevents the fragrance from disappearing entirely. The remaining sweetness is of dried green tea and faint stone fruit, leaving a slightly chalky, pleasant finish on skin that feels more like the memory of a scent than its present insistence.
Thé Pour un Été is that rarest of creatures: a fragrance that treats tea as a genuinely aromatic substance rather than a conceptual flourish. Olivia Giacobetti constructs something genuinely herbal here, where the green tea note doesn't whisper softly but instead commands attention with a slightly astringent, almost medicinal quality that feels utterly authentic. The bergamot and lemon arrive as cheerful counterpoints, their citrus brightness dancing around the tea's grassy spine, whilst the peppermint adds an unexpected cooling menthol snap that prevents the composition from becoming precious or overly refined.
What makes this truly compelling is how the jasmine and osmanthus operate in the heart—they're floral restraint incarnate. Rather than softening the composition into something conventionally beautiful, they add a delicate, almost white-tea-like minerality that deepens the green tea's complexity. The osmanthus particularly contributes a subtle fruitiness without ever straying into fruity territory; it's more like catching the faint stone-fruit whisper that emerges when you inhale over a hot cup of oolong.
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