Bornéo 1834 Contenance:75 ml "The portcullis is down

"The portcullis is down

the olfactory revolution of the 1990s

To those who know that time flies so fast that life must be lived intensely and celebrated to the hilt

For many years a garrison town and headquarters of the Foreign Legion

"It's as if the baker took us by the hand

Bornéo 1834 Contenance:75 ml "The portcullis is downAn island and a date are among the markers of the discovery of patchouli in Europe. Originally a natural moth repellent, it was slipped into the centre of rolls of silk from Indonesia before the sumptuous scent was discovered by the elegant ladies of Paris in 1834. Whats special about 1834 ? It was the year that patchouli arrived in Paris, hidden inside a roll of silk. Cant you just imagine its scent on a sable stole ? Serge Lutens Rounded shoulders