Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
Philosykos
Eau de toilette
The whole fig tree, from green leaf to pale wood, under the Greek sun.
Philosykos, "friend of the fig tree" in Greek, was born of a summer memory on Mount Pelion, where the path to the sea crossed an orchard of wild fig trees. The fragrance does not tell only of the fruit: it takes in the whole tree, with the slightly bitter greenness of its leaves, the milky softness of the fig and the dryness of its wood.
A touch of black pepper lifts the whole. The result is green and creamy at once, like the shade of a fig tree at noon.
Fragrance notes
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Spring
- Summer
Moments
- Day
Philosykos in detail
Diptyque tells of travel memories and beloved landscapes in its fragrances. Philosykos, an eau de toilette, is devoted to the whole fig tree under the Greek sun: not only the fruit, but also the green leaf, the milk and the wood of the tree.
The house lists its notes without sorting them into stages, and all but one come from the fig tree. Fig leaf brings a fresh, slightly bitter greenness. Fig milk, the tree's white sap, gives a creamy, milky note. Fig wood anchors the whole in a pale woodiness, lifted by a spicy touch of pepper.
Philosykos is worn by day, in spring and summer: on holiday, in the garden, or on a day when you dream of the Mediterranean.
In our catalogue, Premier Figuier by L'Artisan Parfumeur shares fig leaf and offers another reading of the tree; Hold Me Closer by Nishane and Abu Dhabi by Memo Paris have no note in common with it, but belong to the same woody family, one stormier, the other spicier.
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