The Spoturno 1921 Extract

A 1920s formula and Christopher Sheldrake's expertise to bring it back to life... The joy of rediscovering the oriental accord of yesteryear with its animalic sensuality. This extrait version is a treasure to be worn with jewelry and evening gowns.

Intensity: Powerful

Longevity: Day and night

Top notes: Lemon, Damask rose, Bergamot, Mandarin, Orange blossom

Heart notes: Lavender flowers, Ambergris accord, Ylang-ylang, Grandiflorum jasmine

Base notes: Sandalwood, Vetiver, Civet accord, Musks, Tonka bean, Myrrh, Vanilla

INSPIRATION:
A perfume like a jewel, to be admired as much as it is smelled, inspired by the formula books and olfactory creations of François Spoturno. The extract gives pride of place to flowers and powdery notes.

"The perfume starts with a myriad of notes: rose flowers and lemon zest, bergamot, orange blossom, and mandarin. Ambergris is accompanied by lavender flowers, ylang-ylang, and jasmine. Rose flowers, jasmine, orange blossom, and persistent ambergris and sandalwood come into play. Vetiver announces the immensely rich base notes: tonka bean, myrrh, and vanilla. A study I found fascinating.

A journey back in time and the opportunity to get inside the head of a perfumery genius. Even though all the ingredients in the formula still exist, I wanted this formula to be interpreted in the spirit of the original creator with poetic license, the possibility of taking advantage of certain scientific advancements.

Animal materials have been replaced by recent molecules, and extraction techniques for certain ingredients have optimized the olfactory rendering. The formula had to be revisited, respectfully shaken up, to give this perfumery masterpiece a certain modernity."

- Christopher Sheldrake

Alcohol Denat, Parfum/Fragrance, Aqua/Water, Limonene, Linalool, Coumarin, Geraniol, Citral, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Farnesol, BHT, Pentaertythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hydroxycitronellal, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Isoeugenol.