Marc-Antoine Barrois TILIA

I had the pleasure of meeting Marc-Antoine Barrois at Bergdorf Goodman at last month’s Exclusive Luncheon in Celebration of TILIA, the sixth perfume from Marc-Antoine Barrois Paris. As with the others, it is a collaboration with Master Perfumer Quentin Bisch of Givaudan. Before  the lunch commenced, someone asked me what I thought the next fragrance trend will be. While a different fragrance note is proclaimed to be trending every other month, for me, it was packaging and sustainability. And wouldn’t you know it, Marc-Antoine Barrois led off the presentation with just that! They looked at me like how did you know? He stated that as of 2019 the plastic from the perfume boxes had been removed and replaced with a self-adhesive hologram label that guarantees the authenticity of the product. In addition to the packaging being reusable, the boxes are sized to accommodate and be entirely recyclable. They have also entrusted the making of the pouches for the mini bottles to the Amitié Partage charity, which supports the professional reintegration of women in very precarious situations.

Marc-Antoine Barrois at Bergdorf Goodman photo by Hernando Courtright©

To visually impart this new direction, the signature gold bottle has a sparkling red bottleneck component. The combination of red, the color of passion, and gold, a hue of luxury. The signature gold bottle has a sparkling red bottleneck component -red, the color of passion, and gold, a hue of luxury. According to Barrois, “The first floral fragrance, TILIA, is also, the name of an imaginary star  in our constellation“.

Hernando Courtright ~ Senior Events Contributor and Brand Ambassador

Disclosure:  I was gifted by Marc-Antoine Barrois Paris.

Marc-Antoine Barrois and Quentin Bisch

Marc-Antoine Barrois TILIA takes a different tact from the rest of the Marc-Antoine Barrois line; it moves from the punchy powerful leathers and delivers a quietly intoxicating floral perfume. TILIA’s seductive aroma doesn’t announce itself, rather, like a flower it fills the air with an alluring aroma drawing you in with its super smooth linden blossom bouquet, enhanced with broom giving a dark almost tobacco honey sweetness (perhaps a little nod to the house’s history of leather) with jasmine sambac making this floral bouquet intoxicating with a whisper of suede and wildness. The linden blossom shimmers with delicate greens giving a little bee-like sting whose hooks draw you closer. TILIA becomes smoother and more powdery with heliotrope, like a cool, silky smoke with gentle almond facets, as a delicious dark honeyed aroma blooms from broom later into the dry down.

mood photo by the brand

Marc-Antoine Barrois TILIA has the effortless elegance that glows with a gentle woody warmth. Quentin Bisch uses ambroxan here is a rather stunning way, not only does it give TILIA a soft seductive feel it also seems to make the floral bouquet have this mysterious edge. Marc-Antoine TILIA feels like you’re being quietly seduced by flowers at night, as the sun goes down and they wrap their intoxicating aromas around you. It is one of my favorite releases this year.

–J WeAreScentient, Editor, Artist and Olfactive explorer

Disclosure: I purchased my sample, opinions my own

Notes-Top: Broom, Jasmine Sambac, Linden Blossom; Heart: Orange Blossom, Vetiver, Heliotrope; Base: Georgywood, Ambrox, Cedar, Musk

Marc-Antoine Barrois Paris TILIA

Thanks to the generosity of Marc-Antoine Barrois, we have a 100 ml bottle of Marc-Antoine Barrois TILIA for an EU or USA registered reader. You must register here. To be eligible please leave a comment on what you enjoyed about Hernando’s introduction and J WeareScentient’s review of Marc-Antoine Barrois TILIA. The draw closes on 6/08/2024 and the winner will be announced within 10 days.

All Photos are courtesy of Marc-Antoine Barrois except where credited otherwise and cannot be reproduced without permission.

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