21

Inspiration
With 21, everything revolves around the meeting of opposites: white purity against deep mystery. Costume National asked perfumer Juliette Karagueuzoglou to let the candour of milk collide with spices and precious woods, so that richness and simplicity merge into a single powerful character. The white bottle, a glass rendering of Ennio Capasa's sculpture, embodies that absolute purity.

Fragrance Family
Oriental, spicy and woody

The Olfactive Composition
Top notes: Milk, saffron, orange blossom, bergamot
Heart notes: Royal jelly, cumin, olibanum, musk, black pepper, sage
Base notes: Amberwood, cashmeran, sandalwood, musk, oud wood, labdanum, tonka bean, vanilla, vetiver, cedarwood, patchouli

Perfumer
Juliette Karagueuzoglou

The Signature of 21
21 opens milky and soft, brightened by bergamot and orange blossom, while saffron immediately adds a warm glow. In the heart, royal jelly, olibanum and black pepper appear: spicy, lightly smoky and surprisingly sensual. The base is generous and long-lasting, with cashmeran, oud, labdanum, tonka and vanilla embracing the creamy opening in a velvety, woody sillage.

What our ParfuMaria team thinks of this fragrance
For us, 21 is one of the most original fragrances of the house. The milk makes it skin-close and soft, the spices and oud give it depth. A scent for those seeking warmth without sweetness, at its most beautiful on cool days.