Isabelle Larignon

Dafneis (Dafneïs)

Eau de Parfum 50 ml

Inspired by the aesthetic revelation Isabelle Larignon experienced upon encountering the magnificence of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture, "Apollo and Daphne", the fragrance Dafneïs is a tribute to the artist, to Italy, to woman…

Built around an accord of iris, orange blossom and woods, the fragrance Dafneïs expresses the minerality of white marble, the deep-rootedness and melancholy of a woman undergoing metamorphosis, and the elegance and beauty of the Italian Renaissance…

A formula that illustrates Daphne’s metamorphosis:

First there is the minerality and whiteness of the marble in Bernini’s sculptures (White Sandalwood, Orange Blossom), then the pursuit of Apollo, "carried on the wings of love", and Daphne’s frantic flight, "her body exhausted, overcome by the exertion" (Styrax), followed by "the heavy torpor" that seizes the nymph, whose once-nimble feet become immobile roots (Corps Racine®, Iris, Patchouli), her chest "enveloped in a thin bark" (Cedar, Vetiver), "her hair becomes foliage, her arms branches" (Galbazine, Laurier). Finally, Immortelle pays tribute to a woman’s vow to "enjoy her virginity for ever".

The texts in quotation marks are extracts from Ovid's epic poem "The Metamorphoses"

*1st century AD

Notes

White Sandalwood, Orange Blossom, Styrax, Corps Racine®, Iris, Patchouli, Virginia Cedar, Vetiver, Galbazine, Laurier, Immortelle, Peruvian Balsam, Amyris