Pigmentarium Murmur is sensuality and intimacy in a bottle – Background image via Midjourney using #murmur, #love, #woman and #patchouli keywords, bottle ©Pigmentarium and collage ©Emmanuelle Varron.
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to discover Pigmentarium, a young Czech perfume brand created in 2018 by CEO Tomáš Ric (who made a career in fashion), thanks to an artistic event organized in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Jakub Florian Hiermann, passionate about perfumes since childhood, trained while living in London and created the brand’s six fragrances. Pigmentarium (a Latin term designating the place where make-up and perfumes were sold together) is highly committed to Czech culture and craftsmanship, regularly teaming up with local artists to highlight its creations in evocative and modern visuals or displays.
Tomáš Ric, Pigmentarium founder and CEO and Jakub Florian Hiermann, perfumer – via Pigmentarium, collage ©Emmanuelle Varron.
I discovered Pigmentarium during an exhibition featuring several works by sculptor Tereza Štětinová at the Czech Cultural Center, located 18 rue Bonaparte. In the middle of some of her masterpieces was Genesis, the brands’s latest fragrance, originally created exclusively for the artist, but finally integrated into the collection. And since the occasion was also to introduce Pigmentarium to Parisian perfumes lovers, all the creations were available for discovery. Of course, I did not hesitate to test the six fragrances and each of the fragrances made a strong impression on me, as did the bottles. Each of Pigmentarium’s perfumes use raw materials that evoke personal emotions they unfold based on the unique alchemy of our skin: Ad Libitum, green and sparkling, Erotikon, sweet and blazing, Paradiso, mineral and spiritual, Azabache, a captivating aromatic floral, Genesis, fresh and inspiring. Murmur was my “coup de foudre.”
The inspiration for Pigmentarium Murmur was apparent from the first spray: sensuality, animality and passion in a bottle. Pigmentarium Murmur sticks to the skin, and doesn’t leave it for many hours, playing on amber, balmy and woody nuances, both potent and passionate. A few years ago, the brand’s press related that Murmur was inspired by the tumultuous relationship between Napoleon and Josephine; according to legend the French emperor wrote a letter to his wife “Home in three days; don’t wash”. Sensitive noses can be reassured: animality in Pigmentarium Murmur is dosed in a subtle way, perceptible but not overwhelming
Pigmentarium latest campaign shot in the historical building of Prague’s National Theatre – ©Hana Knížová / Pigmentarium.
Unlike most sensual and intense perfumes, Pigmentarium Murmur does not open with a citrus note, usually used by perfumers to gently raise the temperature. The amber facet immediately seizes my nostrils, plunging me into a warm and enveloping cocoon, with a reassuring roundness. My skin is in perfect symbiosis, and my brain unfolds familiar sensations, linked to the multiple scents of this olfactory family to which I have been faithful for many years. The rose brings a velvety and suave touch, a hint of honey and very slightly lemony side: it fits quite naturally with patchouli which in Pigmentarium Murmur plays on moist earthy nuances, evoking the moistness of the body as the desire for the loved one rises. Agarwood and sandalwood amplify the amber facet perceived the first few seconds, adding a few extra degrees of sensuality to my skin. The civet, dosed sparingly, brings the famous animal note that would have delighted Napoleon; bursting forth, she delivers her carnality in small waves, playing hide and seek with my senses and my imagination. Finally, musk offers its skin-deep roundness to a composition that blows on real olfactory embers. Both intimate and expressive, Pigmentarium Murmur is a fragrance to be savored. Like whispers shared with your loved one, transported by the beats of two hearts united for a few minutes… or eternity.
Notes: amber, rose, patchouli, agarwood, sandalwood, civet and musk.
Disclaimer: “Děkuji” to Pigmentarium for the sample provided for this review. The opinions expressed are my own.
Emmanuelle Varron, Senior Editor and Paris Brand Ambassador
Pigmentarium Murmur 50 ml bottle and shown in the brand’s latest photo campaign – © Hana Knížová / Pigmentarium.
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