Creative directors Christophe Cervasel and Sylvie Ganter
Creative Directors Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel of Atelier Cologne are visionaries who reinvented cologne as a category and elevated the centuries old genre to suit contemporary tastes. 2015 marks the 5th Anniversary of the Maison de Parfum, a return to their DNA of composing citrus colognes with eau de parfum concentrations that use unusal ingredients, (recently Pomelos Paradis completed the Collection Originale). Atelier Cologne has launched a fourth collection “Collection Azur” (Collections Originale, Matières and Métal preceded) which will be sold exclusively at Sephora and at ateliercologne.com as of March, 2015 (currently available at the Atelier Cologne Boutiques).
Composed of four Colognes Absolues, Collection Azur includes Mandarine Glaciale, Sud Magnolia, Figuier Ardent, and Cedre Atlas… the romance of lovers who travel allover the world by plane and by ship to be together. The deep Venetian blue bottles and the colorful leather labels recall the magic of the places they meet by the sea under the azure sky.
Mandarine Glaciale
Mandarine Glaciale: Top notes: mandarin from Calabria, lemon from Sicily, bergamot from Calabria
Heart notes: ginger from China, jasmine from Egypt, petitgrain from Paraguay
Base notes: heart of vetiver from Haiti, oakmoss from Slovenia , white amber
Perfumer: Jerome Epinette of Robertet
Concentree: 15 percent
Sud Magnolia
Sud Magnolia: Top notes:bitter orange from Seville, pomelo from Florida, blackcurrant from Burgundy
Heart notes: magnolia from Louisiana, Bulgarian rose absolue, saffron flower from India
Base notes: atlas cedarwood from Morocco, sandalwood from New Caledonia, musk
Perfumer: Jerome Epinette
Concentree: 15 percent
Figuier Ardent
Figuier Ardent: bergamot from Calabria, anise from Turkey, cardamom from Guatemala
Heart notes: fig leaf from Provence, salty fig, black pepper from Madagascar
Base notes: cedarwood from Virginia, iris from Tuscany, tonka bean from Brazil
Perfumer: Ralf Schwieger of Mane
Cedre Atlas: Top notes lemon from Sicily, bergamot from Calabria, blackcurrant bud from Burgundy
Heart notes: cedarwood from Morocco, jasmine from Egypt, apricot
Base notes: white amber, papyrus from India, vetiver from Haiti
Perfumer: Jerome Epinette
100ml /125, 30ml/ $85, 7.5 ml travel spray/ $25
Collection Azur
Thanks to Atelier Cologne we have a sample set of all four Cologne Absolues in the Collection Azur to a reader in the US or Canada. To be eligible please leave a comment with which might be your favorites. If you live in NYC you can visit the Atelier Cologne Boutiques in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Draw closes 2/5/2015