About the Perfume:
Having initially worked on the demanding angelica theme, Pierre Bourdons trials led him to a new vegetal animality. This perfume has the quintessential qualities of a mens classic. It is a sort of skin enhancer, as the smell of patchouli, incense, tree moss and cedar mingles with ones natural odor. This suave base also serves as the cornerstone of a massive dose of angelica, galbanum and pimento. French Lover is a dramatic, almost Wagnerian composition that expresses the contained sophistication of the effortlessly elegant man.
About the Perfumer:
Pierre Bourdon earned a degree in political science before changing directions and enrolling in the Roure Bertrand Dupont school in Grasse. He then became the only protégé of celebrated perfumer Edmond Roudnitska. His professional career began at Roure in Paris in the late 70s. In the 1980s, he revolutionized perfume trends with his mens fragrance "Cool Water" for Davidoff. Today, Bourdon is considered one of the most innovative perfumers of his generation.
Les Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle was founded in 2000 as a result of Frédéric Malle's determination to revive perfumery and restore its former glory. Driven by the desire to elevate the greatest perfumers to the pinnacle of their art, he grants them complete freedom in creation, providing them with exceptional raw materials and imposing no time, budget, or marketing constraints. With over thirty years of experience in the world of perfume, Frédéric Malle is now regarded as the foremost expert in perfumery. Unconventional and an aesthete defying classification, he offers artists the opportunity to stand out, encouraging them to develop their own idiom and celebrating their creativity. Thus, each collaboration gives birth to a masterpiece - a perfume whose creator is proud enough to sign it with their name, for the first time ever.