Diptyque – Nektar
Eau de Parfum
Format: 30ml
Year: 2022
Nose: Pierre-Constantin Gueros
Olfactory family: aromatic, woody
Olfactory pyramid:
- Head: Clary sage, Calabrian bergamot essential oil, Grapefruit, Elemi essential oil, Red berry extract
- Heart: De Laire Honey, Leather Accord, Resinoid Olibanum, Davana Oe, Tiramisone®, Cinnamon Bark Oe from Madagascar
- Base: Tonka Bean, Bourbon Vanilla from Madagascar*, Vetiver from Madagascar*, Cedarwood Oe, Patchouli Oe
For: She and Him
Persistence: Average
Wake: Media
“The first inspiration for the creation of this perfume comes from a beautiful journey to the south of Oman, Wadi Darbat: a unique place in the Middle East because all the monsoons coming from the Indian Ocean discharge the rains here. For this reason, instead of being desert and arid as one would expect, this region is lush and very diverse from a botanical point of view: wide rivers, large trees and a characteristic treasure that belongs to this region, the Sidr.
Sidr is a tree that has nothing in common with the Cedar tree. It is an ancient tree belonging to the Rhamnaceae family (botanical name Ziziphus spina christi), which produces beautiful red fruits and marvelous flowers. Thanks to these flowers, the local bees produce the richest, most exclusive and characteristic honey imaginable. It is well known under the name Sidr honey of Yemen. I had the opportunity to spend some days in those places with a botanist and an "Incense farmer", and I came back from this trip with the right inspiration for Nektar. So I wanted to create a perfume that captured all the different facets of Sidr honey and its places of origin.” – Pierre Gueros.
Our impressions:
A fragrance that revolves around an evocation of honey without being cloying, but with intense notes that give it character and do not go unnoticed.