A quintessentially British scent if there ever was one! Presented in a luxurious case and topped with Clive Christian’s signature crown stopper, this Crab Apple Blossom pure perfume illustrates the perfumier’s prestige. Inspired by a crab apple tree that grew outside the Crown Perfumery founder’s house in Kensington, this scent was first created in 1886 and its citrus-based accords continue to inspire today. This iteration is enlivened with aromatic driftwood and spring flower for a refreshing aura.

If nature offers olfactive clashes, tuberose is probably the best example of these. These pretty flowers exude an almost carnal smell, superimposing in a quasi-miraculous way flower-shop freshness, camphorous violence - spicy and animalic - and milky sweetness. This mysterious equilibrium has always fascinated perfumers. 18 months were necessary for Dominique Ropion to create a modern version of that theme, an olfactive Everest that only the most talented perfumers are capable of reaching. About the Perfumer: Dominique Ropion trained at the legendary Roure Bertrand Dupont laboratory before going to work with Jean-Louis Sieuzac, one of the perfumery world's great technicians. Today he is a star perfumer at IFF. What makes Ropion's work special is the mix of precision and freedom, and his quest to create new, harmonious accords by pairing ingredients that are polar opposites. An adventurer who abandons himself to instinct, Dominique Ropion is also extremely rigorous in the final stages of the formulation of each of his fragrances