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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir
Honey light turning to amber
Grand Soir is the house's evening perfume, named for the moment just before the city lights come on, when the sky moves from honey tones to amber. This is the Eau de Parfum in a 35 ml bottle. The brand lists cinnamon tree, labdanum, lavender and a vanilla amber accord, and calls the style ambery, woody and sensual.
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The composition
Notes
The house lists its notes without a pyramid.
- Cinnamon tree
- Vanilla Amber Accord
- Ciste Labdanum
- Lavender
- Character
- Strong
- Occasion
- Concentration
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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The hour it is named for
The brand's idea is one particular minute of the day: daylight has gone and the streets are not yet lit. Honey colours slide into amber, and the perfume is built to match that warmth. It is meant for going out rather than for a working day, and the notes are chosen to suit that.
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Resin, lavender, cinnamon
The brand describes the start as an accord of cistus labdanum, lavandin and cinnamon leaf. Labdanum is a dark, sticky resin, lavender gives a clean aromatic edge, and cinnamon adds a dry spice that does not read as sweet. Together they give the opening a dry, resinous grip.
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An amber-vanilla base
The perfume ends, in the brand's words, on an amber-vanilla accord with benzoin facets. Vanilla supplies the soft sweetness, amber the warm glow, and benzoin a balsamic roundness. The scent moves from resin and spice towards this warm, smooth base.
Wearing it
When, who and why
When to wear it
Grand Soir is an Eau de Parfum, so it has real presence from the first spray. It fits autumn and winter evenings, dinners, the theatre or any plan that starts after dark. Two sprays on the neck and chest are plenty in a closed room, and the warm base suits cool air.
Who it is for
For people who like warm, resinous perfumes with a little spice and want something for the evening rather than for the office. The brand classes it as unisex. If you enjoy amber and vanilla but find sweet gourmand scents too much, the lavender and cinnamon keep this one dry.
Why choose Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir
It has a clear time of day behind it and a short, readable note list, so you know what to expect. It comes from a house whose creative direction is by the perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and which builds its range as a wardrobe of scents for different moods; this is the one for the evening.
At a glance
- House
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian
- Perfumer
- Francis Kurkdjian
- Year
- 2016
- Size
- 35 ml
- Family
- Ambery, Woody
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Which notes does the brand list for Grand Soir?
Cinnamon tree, cistus labdanum, lavender and a vanilla amber accord. In its own text the brand adds benzoin facets in the base and calls the style ambery, woody and sensual.
How big is this bottle?
It holds 35 ml. The brand's main fragrances come in 35, 70 and 200 ml, and the 35 ml bottle keeps the square-based style of the classic 70 ml one.
Is it a perfume for every day?
It was made for the evening, so it fits dinners and nights out rather than a working day. As an Eau de Parfum with a resinous base, it is not a light scent.
The house
About Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Maison Francis Kurkdjian was co-founded in 2009 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya, and conceives its collection as a fragrance wardrobe: scents to wear according to mood. The house names purity, sophistication, timelessness and a reinvented classicism as its codes, and its product pages explain every key raw material.
- Co-founded in 2009 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya
- Chaya leads the company; Kurkdjian provides the creative vision
- A fragrance wardrobe: scents to wear according to mood
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