Les Bains Guerbois 1986 Eclectique Decants/Samples

Nighttime. A procession of taxis. Amber lights. Car doors slam shut. At the foot of the stoop of Les Bains, they stir, and cluster. Leather jackets, double-breasted suits, ripped jeans, endless necklines, eighteen-, thirty-, sixty-year-olds. Presiding over the stairs, Marilyn selects. Who will she take from the street to create the eclectic tribe inside the wildest Parisian nightclub? Hearts beat. “Come in, yes, you. Enjoy your evening. Not you. It’s not gonna happen tonight.” You climb the steps, and then descend the arena. Light touches. Mingling of davana, honey, tobacco. Exhilaration. The night is ours.

A brown tobacco dressed in leather and honey sets the tone from the entrance. Both rich and powerful, the elixir is no less subtle and delicate. Powdery flowers add patina to this fragrance of a woman... or perhaps a man? It doesn't matter. Patchouli reigns, dark and triumphant, at the top of the steps of the most popular nightclub of the moment.

Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour

Top notes: Apple, Cardamom, Mandarin Orange, Black Pepper and Davana

Middle notes: Honey, Honeysuckle, Dried Fruits, Cloves, Geranium, Broom and Jasmine

Base notes: Tobacco, Oakmoss, Amber, Patchouli, Opoponax, Mate and Musk