Chypre Narcotique (EDP)
From Coty to Roudnitska, it’s an absolute honor and privilege to have access to the peerless aromatics Chypre Narcotique is
The sultry gusto of Japanese yuzu darting through thick Irian oud oil, wafts of jasmine pepper with rosemary lacquered in the carnal flower, the mistress of the night, the harlot of perfumery: tuberose.
A creamy, dry-spicy chord of twenty-three-old Timor sandalwood oozes flirtatiously with the even creamier and narcotic jonquil tangled with the sexy sweetness of castoreum, all swimming in a pool of very, very old Tibetan musk that makes up the entire carrier.
It’s a secret perfumers have overlooked the past century. Or, more likely… they knew – but for obvious reasons could never turn into reality: Chypres were made for musk.
It’s amazing how we’ve missed out on this incredible, as if pre-ordained, marriage. How the zesty, carnal citrus fusion of florals gets impregnated with the titillating allure of true deer musk.
Take this seductive chypre and inject it with rare Irian Jaya agarwood harvested along the Kepi river many years ago to add a layer of green incense bursting out of bourbon vetiver’s lush earthy petrichor aroma to smooth out the bawdy citrus flushed with musk opening into a sublime green Papuan drydown still sparkling with those top notes.
TOP
Bitter Yuzu
Lily of the Valley
Bergamot
Pink Pepper
HEART
Jonquil
Rosemary
Tuberose
Jasmine
BASE
Green Papua Agarwood
Bourbon Vetiver
Castoreum
Tibetan Musk
To learn more about how this tribute to the chypre genre came about, check out the attar edition. From Coty to Roudnitska, it’s an absolute honor and privilege to have access to the peerless aromatics Chypre Narcotique is composed of, and it’s a pleasure to share the first and only Irian oud chypre with you.
Featured Testimonials…
I’ve received a small sample of this one, it opens with a blast of bergamot, yuzu, vetiver, and irian oud. I’m getting some vegetal and herbaceous undertone, with jasmine and tuberose in the background, and a subtle kick of Tibetan musk. This composition is very fresh, crisp, and clear, light to medium body but still packed with a punch. I really like this one. I don’t have the attar so I’m not sure how they would differ.
In comparison to the Chypre Sultan though, the citruses from CN seem to be sharper and more forward. The CS is muskier, greener, mintier, and more foresty with that famous cooling sensation. If you’re a Chypre fan, i think you will like this Chypre Narcotique, this is quite different than the Chypre Sultan so I do not feel there’s any redundancy between them, but like many other EO releases, this one also has a very addictive and intoxicating quality to it. I can definitely see a full bottle of this in my collection in the foreseeable future, i wonder how this would compare to the Irian Green EDP. 😍
I love this one. So glad I got a bottle of it. It’s a great dumb reach for the tropical temperatures here and also such a mood lifter. I haven’t smelled Irian Green but own its predecessor EO Green. It is more forest and musky/musty earthy green, less floral and overall more ‘zen’ than Chypre Narcotique.
