Chienoir - a stunning chypre by British perfumer Bedeaux
How long does it take to create an award-winning chypre accord? Well, at least two years according to the British perfumer behind the critically successful Chienoir, Amanda Beadle, @bedeauxxx - winner of the 2018 Art and Olfaction Awards , which celebrate excellence in independent and artisan perfume from all over the world. For the chypre accord in Chienoir, Amanda fused opoponax (instead of the typical labdanum) with patchouli, oakmoss absolute, and bergamot, a blended quartet of natural ingredients that took over two years to perfect. Taking the opportunity to attend an event where Amanda showcased Chienoir, it was clear from just smelling the isolated accord just how much work had gone into balancing these four key ingredients. (Other notes include Neroli, sweet orange, pink pepper, tobacco, juniper berry, and musk.) Chienoir was created in collaboration with an English Vineyard and is said to represent “the essence of an English vineyard: mossy woodland, green vines, white flow
