Les Fleurs Du Mal

This fragrance is inspired by the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, known for his decadent style. Made with the scents of violet, iris, blackberry, cassis, bourbon, cedar, patchouli, musk, and oud wood. Floral, fruity, and seductively heady. The perfect combination for indulging in the lavish beauty of the mysterious! Fragrance Note(s): Violet • Iris • Blackberry • Cassis • Bourbon • Cedar • Patchouli • Musk • Oud Scent Categories: Floral • Fruity • Heady Charles Baudelaire's (1821-1867) most famous work, a book of lyric poetry titled Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil), expresses the changing nature of beauty in the rapidly industrializing Paris during the mid-19th century. The principal themes of sex and death were considered scandalous for the period. He also touched on lesbianism, sacred and profane love, metamorphosis, melancholy, the corruption of the city, lost innocence, the oppressiveness of living, and wine. Notable in some poems is Baudelaire's use of imagery of the sense of smell and of fragrances, which is used to evoke feelings of nostalgia and past intimacy. — “Always be a poet, even in prose.” — “One should always be drunk. That's all that matters... But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose.” — from Paris Spleen