Zadig & Voltaire is a brand known for its young, bold and rebellious character. Yet did you know that its founder, Thierry Gillier, is nothing like a bad boy? He is instead something of a literature enthusiast.
Released in 2017, Tome 3 L'Etre is thus the third volume in the olfactory collection of Zadig & Voltaire. The house's olfactory library indeed contains three volumes. After La Pureté (tome 1), and L'Esprit Libre (tome 2), Zadig & Voltaire offers a final, much more powerful volume named L'Etre. While tome 3 remains a unisex juice, it nonetheless reveals a much more floral character than its predecessors thanks to the presence of Damask rose. Queen of flowers, rose is a particularly feminine ingredient imbued with grace and beauty.
Damask rose, the star of the fragrance Tome 3, L'Etre
Along with jasmine, rose is the most widely used flower in perfumery. Damask rose, also called Rose Damanesca, takes its name from the city of Damascus in Syria. In France, it was Robert de Brie who introduced Damask rose in 1254, upon returning from the crusades. In the 17th century, Rose Damanesca began to be cultivated in Bulgaria, in the Valley of the Roses. Damask rose has become the emblem of Bulgaria and it is celebrated every year for three weeks during the Festival of the Rose, which corresponds to the rose harvesting period. In the Valley of the Roses, the harvest is still done by hand starting at 4 a.m. Damask rose has been part of very fine fragrances such as Trésor by Lancôme, Love Story by Chloé, Live Irresistible by Givenchy and Rose The One by Dolce & Gabbana.
Tome 3 L'Etre, silky and enveloping olfactory notes by Zadig & Voltaire
Tome 3 L'Etre opens on notes of Rose Damanesca, lending the whole composition femininity, glamour and elegance. Cashmere wood then comes to elevate this elegance and also brings a masculine touch. Also called Cashmeran, cashmere wood is a product derived from a synthetic molecule. It was in 1970 that the company IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) discovered cashmere wood through Dr. John Hall. Cashmere wood, whose molecule is C14H220, is a material that evokes an imaginary wood, soft, warm, woody and enveloping. Today, cashmere wood has earned its stripes and is found in numerous olfactory compositions, oriental, woody or floral. It releases notes of great softness there. Finally, the base of Tome 3 L'Etre develops into enveloping and sensual scents thanks to the presence of labdanum, offering an almost animalic, resinous sillage. The precious nectar is held in a cardboard box that opens like a dictionary. Entirely lacquered in white, the bottle of Tome 3 displays a label on which the name of the fragrance is written in an encyclopedic style, in black, for maximum sobriety.