Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible
“Here the veil between reality and the imaginary thins, and here we can ‘kiss the gods’ and draw divine inspiration from them”. —Joseph Quartana
Joseph Quartana Founder Parfums Quartana
Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible is the second perfume in Les Potions D’Entéléchie, which explores the healing energies of Mother Nature. Along with Forest of the Golden Dream, the perfumes have been designed for over a period of eight years with IFF perfumers Celine Barel and Christina Christie. The inspiration is Creative Director Joseph Quartana’s convalescence after a near-death experience left him hospital-bound in 2017. The Les Potions D’Entéléchie collection, with at least two more to follow, recalls the healing practices of ancient civilizations from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Inspired by the power of essential oil combinations historically used to “communicate with the gods” to spark inspiration and hope, the fragrances will be released sequentially over the next few years rather than all at once to highlight each perfume’s unique properties. As I delve into the fragrance each one contributes to the healing process Joseph Quartana is seeking to convey.
Christina Christie Senior Perfumer IFF composed Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible
“Christina imagined bright sunlight beaming down onto her from an invisible place above her head as inspiration for Soleil Invisible. We nailed the main gist of the formula early on so it was a 7-year process of refinement and many, many mods until we felt it could be improved no further.”—Joseph Quartana
Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible blasts out of the heavens with a spicy Pink Pepper and Passionfruit mélange. The unexpected combination envelopes the skin on contact. The Passionfruit soufflé here promotes a feeling of happiness and well-being which can help with trauma and tension. The pleasing aroma of passion fruit assists in improving one’s mood and imparts a sense of peace and relaxation. The Lychee throws off an exotic fruity sweet odor combined with the short-lived subtle Tangerine note that brings out an uplifting joyous luminous effect to wrap up the crown. The Heart advances the first of the two Vetivers. When applied directly to the skin Vetiver is used for relieving stress, emotional traumas, and shock and when inhaled as aromatherapy for nervousness, insomnia, and joint and muscle pain. The Orris Root, known to blend well with Vetiver, smells analogous to violets and is used mostly as a fixative in perfumes to enhance other aromas. Holds true here.
Soleil Invisible Original artwork by Carlo M. Zambotti
Rose essential oil acts as a heart note in blends. It will provide a warm, emotional depth that can soften and enrich the overall aroma. It’s also widely used in aromatherapy for its ability to alleviate stress and anxiety. For me, the Rose Essential here floats over the Heart with subtle grace. The Sichuan Pepper SFE olfactory profile possesses sweet facets reminiscent of grapefruit which blends well when paired with vetiver, which is believed to improve digestion, support the immune and respiratory systems, as well as ease muscle spasms.
The Root notes seem dominated by the Vetiver Oil Java and the Vanilla Absolute Madagascar. The Vetiver Oil Java imparts a dry grassiness with a faint sense of lemongrass with a much more robust earthy and woody quality. Used as a base note for its warming and grounding, nature Vetiver Oil, is touted for its calming properties, effectively alleviating stress, anxiety, and sleep disorders like insomnia. With Vanilla Absolute Madagascar the difference is that in Madagascar, the pollination is done by bees rather than human hands (Madagascar vanilla traces its roots back to 1800 when the orchard was introduced to Madagascar from Mexico and sometimes referred to as Bourbon vanilla, but oddly enough it’s not made with bourbon whiskey). Its therapeutic qualities are thought to alleviate anxiety and provide calm in stressful situations, as well as comfort and reassurance.
Notes: CROWN – Opalene, Pink Pepper Oil CO2 LMR*, Passionfruit, Lychee, Tangerine; HEART – Vetiver LMR*, Cypress LMR, Sichuan Pepper CO2 Absolute LMR*, Armoire Heart Oil LMR*, Rose Essential for Life LMR*, Orris Root LMR*; ROOT – Oakwood LMR*, Vetiver Oil Java LMR*, Vanilla Absolute Madagascar LMR*, Guaiac Wood, Gurjun Balsam LMR*, Labdanum LMR*, Ambertonic Crystals, Earthy Musk
* LMR denotes 100% pure, natural, sustainable oil source from LMR Labs, Grasse, France.
Disclosure: a sample of Soleil Invisible was kindly provided to me by Parfums Quartana. My opinions are mine and only mine.
Hernando Courtright ~ Senior Events Contributor and Brand Ambassador
All Photos are courtesy of Joseph Quartana except where credited otherwise and cannot be reproduced without permission.
Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible
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Soleil Invisible is being released on 5/23/2024. You can pre-order Parfums Quartana Soleil Invisible here.
Parfums Quartana Forest of the Golden Dream, which was the first in the collection was reviewed by Senior Contributor Rachel K. Ng here
Editor’s Note: Parfums Quartana Ierofante in collaboration with Luca Maffei is a 2023 Art & Olfaction Awards Winner in the Independent Category.
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