TYGER TYGER - FRANCESCA BIANCHI

TYGER TYGER - FRANCESCA BIANCHI

Perfume extract

Accords : Cypress, fruity, woody
Humeur : Dramatic, narcotic, hypnotic

In a post-apocalyptic world, a survivor of a sophisticated and refined civilization wears a shimmering, custom-made dress and walks through a dark and smoky place. The juxtaposition between beauty and terror is expressed by The Tyger by W Blake: the animal is incredibly charming and seductive, but also dark, terrible, and dramatic. The fragrance is the result of this striking and sublime combination, creating a unique and enchanting atmosphere.

Notes :  Narcotic flowers, honey, peach jam, patchouli, sandalwood, oak moss, oud, leather, heliotropin.

This is a perfume extract, to be used sparingly as the concentration is 25%. It has a great longevity (12 hours on average). 

The development of Tyger Tyger

The title is the opening line of a masterpiece of poetry, The Tyger by William Blake. 

"Tyger Tyger, burning bright,"
In the forests of the night;
Which immortal hand or eye
Could frame your scary symmetry?

In this composition, I sought the perfect balance between two opposing elements and the expression of their conflicting juxtaposition.
I had in mind a post-apocalyptic state, where the traces of a highly sophisticated and refined civilization have survived in the dark and frightening state of a collapsed and deconstructed world.
The tyrant of Blake embodies the two qualities I wanted to depict: sublime and irresistibly attractive on one side, terrible and frightening on the other. 

The "frightening symmetry" - a trait attributed to the tiger by W. Blake - well represents this opposition between perfection and terror.

The fragrance revolves around an accord of narcotic white flowers with sweet-fruity facets, which also includes a tuberose absolute - like a prima donna, the protagonist of a dramatic play, she is the finest example of a refined civilization from a bygone world; on the contrary, the base notes feature different types of woods, with burnt qualities and leather, referencing a post-apocalyptic scenario of destruction, mystery, and darkness.

The result of these parts - which would not work individually - is a radiant and conflicting fragrance that gives me an exciting emotion of highly dramatic sophistication - the kind of contrasting feeling that everything attractive awakens in me.