BARBICAJA

A large bouquet of fresh and luminous flowers on a chypre background. It is Corsica at sunset, when the orange trees are in bloom and under the golden light.

Intensity: a powerful aura that blossoms throughout the day

Longevity: all day long

Top notes: Fresh florist accord, Freesia, Lily of the Valley accord, Hyacinth accord

Heart notes: Orange blossom, Tuberose, Grandiflorum jasmine, Apricot accord

Base notes: Cedarwood, Vetiver, Patchouli, Vanilla

INSPIRATION:
The light and carefree atmosphere of the Belle Époque. The setting: the beautifully blooming garden of the Spoturno family home, pioneers of orange cultivation on their estate, overlooking the Bay of Ajaccio, lulled by the sea breeze.

CREATIVE APPROACH:
“In the Belle Époque, Barbicaja was a renowned spot on the Ajaccio coastline, coveted by all who had already experienced the Riviera. Known for its beauty, it was a destination for European high society. It was here, along the Route des Sanguinaires, that François Spoturno bought back the Barbicaja property, which had been in his family for several decades. When Véronique shared this family memory with me, I had the idea of a carefree, happy fragrance, revealing a sea breeze, scented with orange blossom, jasmine with a fruity apricot aspect.

Barbicaja tells the story of the arrival of the cool evening air. Marine, scented with orange blossom and crisp foliage, it evokes a kind of floral breeze, as fresh in my mind as the promise of an evening of happiness, friendship, relaxation and seduction.”

- Christopher Sheldrake

Alcohol Denat, Aqua/Water, Parfum/Fragrance, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Amyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Citral, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Alcohol, Farnesol, Isoeugenol, Tris (Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol), Citrate, Benzyl Alcohol, CI 19140/Yellow 5, CI 14700/Red