Aedes de Venustas Gift Certificate Winner (16a Orchard Street review)
Firmenich senior perfumer Frank Voekl was called on to create 16a Orchard. Rather than center the fragrance around a central note or evocation of place, Voekl took a more oblique approach and composed a mood piece: “I aimed to create a sense of emotional wellbeing through a simplistic fragrance structure. The use of ingredients extracted from natural roots like ginger and iris tie us back to our earth, making us feel grounded and centered,” he relates. Think of how you feel when you suddenly laugh after crying. That is 16a Orchard by Aedes de Venustas.
