At the recent Elements NY show, Marc Atlan debuted his first fragrance "Petite Mort" (in French this means the little death, i.e. an orgasm).
By Kilian is well known for its fragrances of erotic love, and adding Perfume Bertrand Duchaufour as the nose, makes an interesting menage a trois.
Inspired directly by the only bodily fluid secreted solely through desire and brain chemistry, Petite Mort™ (Parfum d'une Femme) embodies the elusive substance that is created by a woman when she is about to climax. Petite mort, little death, total release; beyond a scent, more like a convulsion of the senses, like a hot, gasping breath that penetrates your memories and alters your subconscious".
Bertrand Duchaufour, a star perfumer of niche perfumery, collaborated with Art et Parfum and Kilian Hennesy (of By Kilian fame) for Marc Atlan, the creative director & designer issuing this new fragrance under his own name. Duchaufour worked on this provocative concept, no doubt like the challenges he loves. Petite Mort’s fragrance exudes an animal carnality with salty notes of sweat and urea. But warm milk, (which is supposed to be the scent that the human brain most closely associates with human skin) is also featured in the form of Sulfurol. According to the M. Duchaufour, "certain subtle ingredients in the perfume are discriminatory, and these notes will not be perceived by everyone. He adds," Petite Mort is 'aphrodisiacally' compelling”.
The fragrance has been produced in an extremely limited edition of only 100 bottles and 15 Artist Proofs, each with its own signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
You can purchase the perfume from the official web site PetiteMortParfum.com starting in April 2011. The price is $1000 for 10ml
Charlie Sheen would have saved $29,000.00, saved his marriage,and could have fed his addiction with our drug of choice -perfume.
This is my interview with Bertrand Duchaufour where he talks about challenges and dualities and is on a cast call on Saturday Night Live