Year: 2011
Notes: grapefruit, lemon, orange, clementine, tangerine, blackcurrant, iodine, coriander, pink pepper, black pepper, cumin, galbanum, neroli, orange blossom, geranium, rose, henna, hay, moss
Azemour les Orangers is partly named after the ancient city of Azemmour, near the Atlantic coast of Morocco. However, from an olfactory perspective, it's also a tribute to the orange groves where Parfum d'Empire's founder, Marc-Antoine Corticchiato, spent his childhood.
Classified as a fruity-chypré, it's a gloriously succulent and vibrant scent, which successfully strives to capture the olfactory facets of an orange grove close to the sea. With an array of citrus accords, the opening is zesty, buoyant and clean, with both the grapefruit and blackcurrant providing an additional dimension to a rich orange-clementine-tangerine alliance. The galbanum bequeaths a leafy greenness, and the incidental aromas from the dusty Moroccan winds are represented by dry spices and a subtle oceanic saltiness from the iodine.
With a soft floral core, the citruses are further fleshed out by the neroli and orange blossom – the combination of which adds a honeyed sweetness to the proceedings. The rose is discreet yet discernible, and the geranium acts as a floral-related segue between the galbanum and the woody-aromatic base. With the foundation largely comprising of henna, hay and moss, the final moments on the skin are redolent of dried grass, on a hot sunny day, with gentle wafts from an orange grove intermingled with the salty air.
On the whole, it's a sweet yet graceful release, with a soapiness that could be attributed to the stealth addition of some white musk in the base. As for the inclusion of cumin and grapefruit, any fears of a body odour aspect can be promptly discarded. And while its staying power of over six hours is impressive, it tends to remain close to the skin.
Regardless of this, one is unable to deny that it offers an abundance of complexity, depth and charm.
Classified as a fruity-chypré, it's a gloriously succulent and vibrant scent, which successfully strives to capture the olfactory facets of an orange grove close to the sea. With an array of citrus accords, the opening is zesty, buoyant and clean, with both the grapefruit and blackcurrant providing an additional dimension to a rich orange-clementine-tangerine alliance. The galbanum bequeaths a leafy greenness, and the incidental aromas from the dusty Moroccan winds are represented by dry spices and a subtle oceanic saltiness from the iodine.
With a soft floral core, the citruses are further fleshed out by the neroli and orange blossom – the combination of which adds a honeyed sweetness to the proceedings. The rose is discreet yet discernible, and the geranium acts as a floral-related segue between the galbanum and the woody-aromatic base. With the foundation largely comprising of henna, hay and moss, the final moments on the skin are redolent of dried grass, on a hot sunny day, with gentle wafts from an orange grove intermingled with the salty air.
On the whole, it's a sweet yet graceful release, with a soapiness that could be attributed to the stealth addition of some white musk in the base. As for the inclusion of cumin and grapefruit, any fears of a body odour aspect can be promptly discarded. And while its staying power of over six hours is impressive, it tends to remain close to the skin.
Regardless of this, one is unable to deny that it offers an abundance of complexity, depth and charm.
