Camille Leguay Parfums

Perfumer Camille Leguay released five fragrances dedicated to energies, feelings, and thoughts.

She's not a household name. She worked at Mane, signed a couple of fragrances for Lorga and BDK, and then suddenly went freelance.

Camille Leguay's project features a lot of natural ingredients—not stock ones, but her own inkwell-shaped bottles, created at Atelier Dinand by Pierre and Jules Dinand. The cardboard boxes are made from recycled and recyclable materials to minimize environmental impact (cardboard is bad). The boxes feature lovely watercolors by artist and art therapist Amélie de Rafelis.

All in all, Camille Leguay Parfums is a beautiful, thoughtful, and expensive brand, and with these "energies," it's a very modern brand.

And what about the perfumes? The perfumes are sweet and delicate, in tune with subtle spiritual vibrations and not offensive to others.

Au-delà des rêves – mimosa and sea salt. Abkhazia in February. The honeyed scent of blooming mimosa trees cuts through a nervous sea breeze. Splashes of salty surf, the iodine of washed-up seaweed, and yellow pollen. There's more yellow and powdery notes at the very beginning, and the next morning the blotter smells as if I'd dipped it in the sea.

The mimosa here, a rarity, doesn't turn into cucumbers or a powder compact. It doesn't transform at all, remaining a flower to the end.

Au-delà des rêves, Camille Leguay,

Aquatic, lotus, iris, mimosa

La Nuit de Temps by Camille Leguay – dry shortbread with raspberry jam, vanilla condensed milk, smoke, and cashmeran. A contrast of cozy, gourmand scents and an unsettling darkness. I'm not particularly fond of what's staring at me from this darkness, but fortunately, it doesn't last long. The drydown is resinous vanilla.

La Nuit de Temps Camille Leguay,

Pink pepper, incense, vanilla

L'Arbre du Monde doesn't fully warm up on the blotter. On the skin, I detect anise and sweet black cardamom, unfiltered pineapple juice with orange and red grapefruit, the minerally, cool scent of dry earth, and the tart scent of vetiver. The result is a relaxed, fresh fougère for everyday wear.

L'Arbre du Monde, Camille Leguay,

Tropical cocktail: ylang-ylang, cardamom, vetiver, cedar

Principe Feminin by Camille Leguay is a classic yet modern chypre with the scent of expensive soap, peaches, and leather. It brings to mind the juicy, fruity Profumo by Acqua Di Parma, the pale rose and sad carnation of Mitsouko by Guerlain, and the feline grace of La Panthere by Cartier. Each scent has its own nuance, creating something distinct, comfortable, and just a touch feisty.

Principe Feminin, Camille Leguay,

Bergamot, rose, jasmine, patchouli, moss

Principe Masculin Camille Leguay, after a night on the blotter, smelled like I was in an office, and in the office, there was a meeting, attended by a fashionista in Ganymede, a conservative in Terre d'Hermes, a cheapskate in some budget fougère from L'Etoile, a greenhorn in Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Marine, and a transport department manager in Eau d'Ikar Sisley.

Principe Masculin Camille Leguay

Citron, lavender, geranium, vetiver, moss