Between air and earth is a powerful notion. Contrasting fragility and strength, the founder Kilian Hennessy explores this for Musk Butterfly. Stirring up overtones of Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece Madame Butterfly, Kilian Hennessy muses, "The phonetic aspect of the name echo's the opera." As with the performance that features three stirring acts, Musk Butterfly offers a metamorphosis from beginning to end.

The perfume: In this new musk fragrance, the effervesce of aldehyde meets a trio of sparkling Rose - Damascena rose and rose super essence from Turkey and geranium from Madagascar. At the heart, the floral notes intensify with violet leaves sourced from Morocco. Ambrette absolute amplifies these notes sending a shiver of freshness through the senses, that wonderfully blends with the sensual touch of the scent offered by sandalwood notes.

Collection: The Narcotics

Perfumer: Mathieu Nardin