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French Affair
Eau de parfum · Quentin Bisch
A modern chypre where lychee lights up rose and oakmoss.
- House
- Ex Nihilo
- Family
- Chypre
- Perfumer
- Quentin Bisch
- Year
- Not disclosed
French Affair is signed by Quentin Bisch for Ex Nihilo. The house draws on the carefree elegance of the 1970s and the dandies of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and presents it as an avant-garde chypre.
Violet leaf, bergamot and lychee open the composition. The heart brings together rose, pepper and angelica. The base pairs oakmoss, patchouli, cedarwood and vetiver.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Spring
- Autumn
Moments
- Day
French Affair in detail
French Affair is signed by Quentin Bisch for Ex Nihilo. The house pays tribute to the style of the 1970s and to the dandies of the Paris Left Bank, and presents it as an avant-garde chypre, made fruitier by lychee. Quentin Bisch also signed Guidance 46 for Amouage.
The official pyramid opens with green violet leaf, bergamot and juicy, rosy lychee. The heart gathers rose, pepper and angelica, at once musky and peppery. The base follows the chypre structure: oakmoss, patchouli, cedarwood and vetiver.
French Affair suits spring and autumn, mostly by day: lychee and bergamot brighten it, while oakmoss gives it depth, and angelica a wilder note.
Three chypres in our catalogue come close: Diaghilev by Roja Parfums shares bergamot, patchouli, oakmoss, vetiver and cedarwood; Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre by Etat Libre d'Orange finds pepper, rose, vetiver and patchouli again; Rose Hubris, also by Ex Nihilo, pairs lychee, rose, patchouli and oakmoss.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.
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