L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire photo, via the brand
Over ten years ago, Pierre Guguen had an intuition and he acted on it – when interpreting for the first time on stage a musical composition, he simultaneously shared the perfume inspired by the melody with the people in the crowd, for a synesthetic musical and olfactory experience. As expected, the public loved it, so ever since then, Pierre’s been on an epic journey to mix the essence of musical instruments with artistic scents with L’Orchestre.
Pierre Guguen photo, via the brand
These two art forms share the same existence and obey the same laws: born from the hand of an artist, are fleeting and transitory, live in the air, and vanish, creating an emotion in their sillage or recalling a memory. So – imagining how it would be to catch a whiff of a guitar’s wooden warmth or jazz through a rose-hued trombone sound, Pierre enlisted master perfumers and world-class musicians working together and creating something never sniffed or heard before.
Nathalie Feisthauer photo, via L’orchestre website
In the same way I have “artistic crushes” on movie directors, and make a habit of watching every single one of their old creations (looking at you, Villeneuve) before a new release comes out, to really savor it, and catch all the nuances, I felt the need to recap/wear some of my old loves composed by Nathalie Feisthauer before indulging into the new L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire.
Nathalie Feisthauer is an olfactory artist who showcases her inimitable style of weaving complex olfactive emotions in the most natural, organic way. Her fragrances have been an integral part of the scented soundtrack of my life for many years, starting in reverse with my most recent obsession, the amazing Puredistance Papilio, and many of my recent fixations like Der Duft Privilege, Zoologist Cow, and the entire Lor line. She has created many of the fragrances that I started my perfume journey with: Versace’s Blonde – the perfume that was a huge part of my fragrance awakening (and that I still miss, dearly), the milky perfume that was decades ahead of its time – Diesel Plus Plus Feminine and also the legendary uber-feminine that needs no introduction Putain des Palaces from Etat Libre d’Orange.
L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire via the brand
“Verona. 10:42 PM
Nocturnal wandering through the joyous hustle and bustle of the city.
Ethereal Lo-Fi kicks in the headphones.
Veil of cashmere musk as a second skin.
An intoxicating murmur guides my steps across the evening rumor.”
Low Fi music is this cool, chill vibe that slowly sneaks up, grows on you, and note by note, weaves a soothing cocoon of fluffy comfort that is impossible to let go, once you get addicted. It’s not just background noise-type-“ambient”-type music; it’s a whole mood. The beats are laid back yet somehow full of life, mingling with soft, melodic tunes that just kind of float in the air. It’s the soundtrack to those moments when you’re not trying to do anything in particular but end up finding a little piece of Zen in the midst of it all. Low-fi tunes have this unique way of keeping things mellow while sparking creativity, making you nod along without even realizing it, erasing gravity, making you feel light, airy, and effortlessly cool (and productive!) Eevee, the Dutch maestro of lo-fi, has been painting the scene with her unique shades of chill. Armed with her trusty SP404 sampler and that signature vinyl crackle, she’s responsible for setting a poly-sensory stage for L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire. And she has also lived in my headphones (and head), rent-free, for the past couple of my (very busy but productive) weeks.
Eevee photo, via L’orchestre website
Nathalie Feisthauer has woven a low-tempo scented cocoon built around ambrettolide, one of her favorite materials, a soft, refined, and second-skin-effect ingredient – a luminous modern olfactive profile with a timeless feel. From it, we also have the most heavenly ripe pear aftertaste, that feels fuzzy, juicy and rounds everything up, softening and perfectly blurring all the edges. I can’t think of a better name than “Cachemire”, as the scent feels like wrapping yourself in the most comfortable and luxurious light beige shawl. Light cashmeran mingles with jasmine, imponderable ivory petals mixed with powdery iris, and a dash of aldehydes, just to make it lift in the air, and hover, reverbing to the music. The scent lingers with beautiful sillage and excellent longevity for such a delicate and comfortable scent, with a base of cedar and ambroxan providing the base loop that makes you nod and turn on the neon lights.
Notes: Hypnotic musks, enveloping cashmere, reverb iris, radiant bergamot, analog aldehydes, satin ambrette, translucent pear, delay jasmine, soothing cedar, infra bass ambroxan.
Nicoleta Tomsa, Senior Editor
Disclosure: A lab pump of L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire was offered by Nathalie Feisthauer
L’Orchestre Mono Cachemire official photo
Thanks to the generosity of L’Orchestre we have a 100ml bottle of Mono Cachemire for one registered reader in the EU, US, or UK. You must register or your entry will not count. To be eligible, please leave a comment saying what sparks your interest based on Nicoleta’s review and where you live. Draw closes 4/20/2024
Editor’s Note: Nathalie Feisthauer was Michelyn’s Best Perfumer of 2022 and 2021. Her 2004 collaboration with Ralf Schweiger for Hermes Eau Merveilleux is a CaFleureBon Modern Masterpiece
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