Areej le Doré Paradise Soil Extrait de Parfum, photo by Rachel
Artisanal Perfumer Russian Adam and his house, Areej le Doré, are standard-bearers in the world of contemporary perfumery. In an Areej le Doré scent, you will find rare natural ingredients of the highest quality distilled in-house by an innovative and expert hand. Areej le Doré bottles can be difficult to find, as they often sell out immediately after launch. This is certainly true of Russian Adam’s 9th collection, which debuted March 16th 2024 and is almost completely sold out. I was lucky enough to snag a sample set of the complete line and bought Areej Le Doré Paradise Soil.
Areej Le Doré Musk Collection, Courtesy Of The Brand
Areej le Doré’s 9th collection is called The Musk Collection. Each of the five fragrances focus on a hero animalic note.
Russian Adam courtesy of the Perfumer
Perfumer Russian Adam explains his inspiration behind the collection, “I would say animalic materials on their own are amazing inspiration. When you look at expensive ingredients such rose, oud, or sandalwood, they deliver amazing feelings when we inhale them and when we apply them, but animalics are another level, another world even, because they come from living creatures. I believe animalic materials are much more deeply connected to us because we are living creatures as well. So, I wanted to make this collection where each fragrance can really tell a story of each animalic ingredient.”
Siberian deer musk pods (grains and skins) wiki
My personal favorite fragrance in the collection is Paradise Soil, a scent that showcases real Siberian deer musk as its olfactive center. Natural deer musk can only be legally sourced from Siberia, a supply that is carefully regulated by forestry officials, harvested in service of keeping the deer population at a healthy level. One of the musks used in the blending of Areej le Doré Paradise Soil is vintage, giving the fragrance an especially refined, chocolatey and powdery feel. Combined with saffron, the musk creates a warm vermillion glow reminiscent of a sunset. In Islamic textural tradition, Paradise is described this way: “its soil is musk” and “its soil is saffron.” Those two guiding ingredients indeed bring a feeling of paradise here on earth. Russian Adam accentuates the unique chocolate timbre of the real musk with cocoa to highlight this ambrosial aspect.
Vintage Azerbaijan rose material, courtesy of the brand
When you experience an Areej le Doré fragrance, you will inevitably be linked to the past through olfaction. The vintage Azerbaijan rose oil that Russian Adam uses in this scent dates from the early 1970s. Its mesmerizing fruity rose dripping with pear and peach marinade shows a hint of its antique quality with its powdery edges. The floral bouquet includes jasmine, ylang ylang, tuberose, and raani flower. Raani flower has an animalic aspect that bridges tuberose and jasmine, moving the bouquet toward a heated skin quality. These florals add embellishment and create dynamic movement to the structure of the fragrance.
Areej le Doré Paradise Soil Extrait de Parfum, photo by Rachel
The dry down of Areej le Doré Paradise Soil features wild-harvested Cambodian agarwood distilled by Russian Adam 10 years ago, blended with plantation-grown Thai agarwood. A tincture of Indonesian and Indian sandalwoods is used instead of the expected perfumer’s alcohol carrier in this fragrance. The scent is wrapped in sandalwood, showcasing the best aspects of terroir from each. Full and alive, this fragrance is what I imagine angels’ wings to be like. Areej le Doré Paradise Soil is the soft and sensual connection to the animal aspect inside us all – a great pleasure to wear.
Notes: Azerbaijan rose, jasmine grandiflorum, ylang ylang, vintage deer musk pods (grains and skins), tuberose, raani flower, Siberian deer musk, cocoa, saffron, aged Cambodian oud, Indian & Indonesian sandalwood
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~ Rachel K. Ng, Senior Contributor
Deputy and Natural Perfumery Editor Ida Meister reviews Areej Le Doré collaboration with @sultanpasha78 Civet de Nuit.
photo by Rachel
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