Zadig & Voltaire
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A brilliant, slightly peppery citrus fractures across the skin—orange blossom's green-tinged sweetness immediately destabilised by ginger's bite. Within moments, you recognise this won't be soft or comforting; there's an almost astringent clarity here.
The salty skin accord emerges as the ginger recedes, transforming the fragrance into something mineral and intimate, almost like skin-scent perfume. Ylang ylang arrives like a creamy whisper, adding density and a faintly tropical sweetness that bridges the gap between the austere opening and what's approaching.
Sandalwood and musk create a barely-there woody-creamy skin scent, dissipating gradually rather than fading sharply. By the fourth hour, you're left with trace amounts of that salty sweetness and a faint woody warmth—present only to those close enough to notice.
This Is Her! Undressed strips away pretence with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what they're doing. Sidonie Lancesseur has crafted something deliberately unvarnished—a fragrance that prioritises skin chemistry over projection, whispering rather than announcing.
The opening marriage of orange blossom and ginger creates an almost edible brightness, but it's the heart where the fragrance finds its personality. That salty skin accord—rarely deployed with such directness—transforms what could've been a straightforward floral into something almost carnally intimate. It's the scent of sun-warmed skin after a swim, of someone who doesn't overthink their sensuality. The ylang ylang deepens this effect, adding creamy, almost coconut-tinged warmth without tipping into gourmand territory.
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