Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede Extrait photo courtesy of the brand
When Karl Topham was at Esxence 2023 he noted that one of the trends was fragrance brands exploring perfume and outer space. This has been a theme at Marc-Antoine Barrois Paris in collaboration with perfumer extraordinaire Quentin Bisch of Givaudan since the brand’s inception. 2016’s B683 (B683’s name hints at Le Petit Prince and the boy traveler from Asteroid B-612), 2019’s 3x Fragrance Foundation award-winning Ganymede (largest moon on Jupiter) and 2022 Encelade, the sixth largest moon on Saturn which received a Fragrance Foundation award (Russia) all take us to other worlds.-Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
Quentin Bisch and Marc-Antoine Barrois @olivieryoan
Before we get to Video Contributor Steven Gavrielatos’s video review, I asked Givaudan Perfumer Quentin Bisch what makes Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede Extrait different from the original. “Extrait takes a look at the specificity, the soul of Ganymede, that is immortelle (everlasting flower). I wanted to rebalance the whole formula around it, making it the point around which everything would gravitate. The smell of this material is one of my favorites when found in natural landscapes like ocean coasts or south sun-bathed pine tree forests and sandy dunes. A particularly unique scent reminiscent of spices like cumin, green resinous undertones, boozy warm facets and warm rocks heated by the sun.
I overdosed immortelle absolue to give together with myrrh resinoide, incense and moss a “maquis “twist. Marc-Antoine Barrois Ganymede Extrait is a variation of the original Ganymede “sous le soleil exactement (as per the song by Serge Gainsbourg). A raw straight forward elixir of resinous, woody and liquor-like facets. It is a warmer, spicier, darker take on Ganymede.”-Quentin Bisch
Notes: Everlasting flower, Incense, Myrrh, Safraleine ™ (Givaudan molecule that is spicy, warm, with hints of tobacco and leather) and Akigalawood© (Givaudan proprietary molecule with a scent profile similar to patchouli, with nuances of pepper and agarwood and Mandarin
photo by Indigo Perfumery
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Quentin Bisch wrote in -depth about his path to perfumery in our Young Perfumer Series here
Please read former Senior Editor Despina Venti’s review of Ganymede here
Former Contributor Alexandre Helwani’s The 3 Immortelle Perfumes you should be wearing here
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