We usher in our summer season with our 2021 SUMMER EscENTIALS: The sky is blue, the grass is green, the sun is yellow. This may sound like the perfect summer day and probably makes sense when you pick your colors from a children’s paintbox. But what about all the subtle tones and delicate shades that add detail, depth and sentiment to summer sason?
It’s the almost imperceptibly nuanced gradient from navy blue to turquoise to emerald green that makes us marvel at the vastness of the ocean. And it’s that magic moment when the almost whitish southern skies opalescent into a rainbow of buttery yellow, carnation, amethyst and finally a hazy prussian blue, that leaves us speechless at the end of a hot summer day.
Enjoy our pick of six substantial summer scents, brought to you in an breathtakingly beautiful photo series by Paris photographer Marie Flores that capture the many colors of summer.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Marie Flores, @marieflorescontact
Color —
… the language of the dreams.
01. Dusita : Splendiris
“I know that if odor were visible, as color is, I’d see the summer garden in rainbow clouds.”
—Robert Bridges
PERFUMER: Pissara Umavijani
YEAR: 2019
www.parfumsdusita.com
02. Pierre Guillaume: Lune D’Eau
“We dream in colors borrowed from the sea.”
—Anonymous
PERFUMER: Pierre Guillaume
YEAR: 2020
www.pierreguillaumeparis.com
03. Anima Vinci: Sesame Chan
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.”
—Wassily Kandinsky
PERFUMER: Sophie Labbe
YEAR: 2019
www.animavinci.com
04. BDK Parfums: Citrus Riviera
“Color! What a deep and mysteries language, the language of the dreams.”
—Paul Gauguin
PERFUMER: Ralf Schwieger
YEAR: 2020
www.bdkparfums.com
05. Van Cleef & Arpels: Rose Rouge
“Color is born of the interpretation of light and dark.”
—Sam Francis
PERFUMER: Julien Rasquinet
YEAR: 2018
www.vancleefarpels.com
06. Byredo: Lil Fleur
“In the end, the study of color is the study of ourselves.”
—Josef Albers
PERFUMER: Jerôme Epinette
YEAR: 2020
www.byredo.com
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