THE STORY
Hot golden sand. Dazzling bright light. A breeze from the desert.
Dry and spicy. Cypress & pink pepper.
The simplicity of pristine white robes. A falconer's leather gloves.
Saffron, geranium and orris. Mashrabiya wooden panels. Cedarwood.
“I wanted to evoke an expedition across the dunes and give it a kind of sepia-tinged minimalism. So there’s most definitely a dose of nostalgia in this composition, a neo-vintage feeling. I was seeking an emotional echo of those era-defining perfumes from the late 80s and 1990s such as Bel Ami and Fahrenheit, composed by the legendary Jean-Louis Sieuzac.”
THE PERFUME
Abu Dhabi is a hot, dry and spicy unisex fragrance. A modern take on the classic fougère construction
The perfume notes:
THE MAKERS
For the creation of the Abu Dhabi fragrance, founder Nick Steward called on Lucas Sieuzac, a frequent traveller to the Emirates
Says Nick “I love working with Lucas – first of all it’s a very enjoyable philosophical conversation, about perfume and other matters. And at the same time coloured with an easy-going humour. I greatly enjoy Lucas’ lightness of being, his effortless precision and simplicity. And then there is something classic, clear-thinking in his composition, with a neo-vintage vibe, an old school elegance I find in the Emirati culture. Elegant, uncluttered - and to the point.”
Adds Lucas “this perfume symbolizes for me the fine line between modernity and tradition, which feels like a very Emirati characteristic. We’ve blended key ingredients of traditional Middle Eastern perfumery - spices like saffron, pink pepper, as well as balsamic accented cistus and leather - alongside the components of a modern fougère construction – such as rosemary, cypress, clary sage, geranium, and orris, on a bed of cedarwood, patchouli and musks.”
