Encounters

Inspiration
Encounters is about the fascinating point where East and West meet and difference produces a new language. Francesca Bianchi has always been fascinated by cultural cross-pollination, from pseudo-Arabic scripts in Renaissance paintings to Indo-Islamic architecture. Here two iconic materials meet: iris, symbol of Florence, and oud. The composition contains nothing of animal origin.

Fragrance Family
Iris with oud and spicy woody oriental

The Olfactive Composition
Top notes: Bergamot, orange, cassis, lavender, coriander
Heart notes: Iris butter, rose, angelica, cinnamon
Base notes: Ambergris, castoreum, oud, sandalwood, cedarwood, benzoin, Peru balsam

Perfumer
Francesca Bianchi

The Signature of Encounters
Bergamot, orange, cassis, lavender and coriander open fruity and spicy. Iris butter, rose, angelica and cinnamon form a powdery, warm heart, and oud, sandalwood, cedar, benzoin and Peru balsam give a deep woodiness.

What our ParfuMaria team thinks of this fragrance
We find Encounters one of the most intelligent oud scents we know. The iris makes the oud refined and cool, like marble in a Florentine church, and the cinnamon and Peru balsam lend it warmth from the East. That it contains no animal ingredients is impossible to smell: it is rich and complete. For iris lovers who want to get to know oud, or the other way round. Elegant and surprisingly wearable.