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Annick Ménardo
Perfumer credited by Amouage for Overture 41, which extends Overture Woman, one of her creations for the house. Amouage describes her as a creator with a musical sense of accords, drawn to burnt, smoky notes.
Career and creations
Amouage presents Annick Ménardo as a perfumer gifted with a musical sense of accords, attentive to the melody of a composition. She has been called "dark" for her fondness for burnt, smoky scents, from the liquorice of Lolita Lempicka to the tarry tea of Bulgari's Black.
For Amouage, she first created Overture Woman, which the house describes as a diva, an uncompromising presentation of operatic elegance. With Overture 41, dosed at a 41% concentration, she takes her own creation to another scale: saffron, calvados and rose reach unprecedented dimensions. Sandalwood Drèches, obtained through a precise re-distillation, enriches the charm of the centifolia rose, while in the base amber and patchouli anchor these excesses and lend the whole gravitas and depth. Incense and cinnamon open the composition, benzoin and geranium accompany the rose, and vanilla, labdanum and leather extend the base.
Amouage does not specify her training or the fragrance company she works for.
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