Women's Fragrances Aedes de Venustas

A symphony of fine-grained burnished woods spin into a smoothly opulent perfume.There is a new light on the immemorial scent of precious woods with PALISSANDRE D'OR, which arrives in a smoldering pale more→tte of burnt sienna, lacquered red and molten gold.The idea grew from a rosewood tree, also known as Dalbergia sissoo, which has historically been the primary rosewood species of northern India. Another type of rosewood, “palisander,” redolent of intricate carvings and serene Asian groves, provided the path to inspiration. “I can’t make overly figurative fragrances," perfumer Alberto Morillas explains. “To me, a perfume is a melody.”His 2015 interpretation is a milky light, glowing-through-wood so polished …

An opulent and spicy perfume draws on the freshness of incense before it is burned.The doors of a temple swing open. An intoxicating rush of ancient Japanese incense fills the air. It is rich and enve more→loping, yet it lifts as much as it grounds the spirit. This is the essence of ENCENS JAPONAIS.A first whiff is a bit like looking through a keyhole: you think you know what you are viewing, but it is only upon further inspection that a full scene emerges. Instantly, a vivacious spiciness is present, a just-ground dusting of bracing pink pepper and black pepper with a touch of orange oil. But quickly other notes come to the fore: the Japanese incense entwined with the softness of leather. The balancing …

A Grecian sun-drenched citrus marked by complexity and longevity.A piercing freshness. Rind of citrus exposed to salty sea air and rugged terrain. A moment of reprieve and unexpected depth. CORFU KUMQ more→UAT takes its name and source material from the regal Grecian island of Corfu.Kumquats proliferate the isle of Corfu. The small and bitter oval-shaped, orange-colored fruit originally came to Greece from China in the 1800s. Today they are largely grown on the Northern coast, transformed into liqueurs and candies sold on the island where Prince Philip grew up. “You’re in Corfu and you're stunned by the beauty of the island, the architecture, the history,” says AEDES DE VENUSTAS co-founder Robert Gerstn…

Do you remember what it feels like when your life is about to change? What about how it smells? AEDES DE VENUSTAS 16A Orchard marks a moment of rebirth, a skin scent that adapts to its wearer with rev more→ered, natural roots.. It was commissioned to celebrate AEDES PERFUMERY’s reinvention and move to 16A Orchard Street, on New York City’s “Lower" Lower East Side, a vibrant area that attracts a hip and diverse crowd, where galleries, skaters, cafes, and small, exclusive shops create crackling energy and excitement. In 2021, it has taken on a deeper meaning to AEDES DE VENUSTAS founders Robert Gerstner and Karl Bradl. “Every single soul went through a massive change in their lives,” says Gerstner. …

Suave clouds of burning copal whirling over Tulum inspire a beachy scent like no other.. Mayan incense rising from age-old temples. Lashes of sea spray and whiffs of the jungle where the jaguar lurks. more→AEDES DE VENUSTAS COPAL AZUR exhales the lush, spiritual vibes of sacred Tulum.. The Mayan incense copal is the muse of COPAL AZUR, brought to life by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour in 2014, who also authored AEDES DE VENUSTAS first scent, SIGNATURE. Incense is an olfactory thread that runs through much of the AEDES DE VENUSTAS collection. This millennia-old burnt offering to the gods is at the very origin of perfumery, since the word “perfume" itself springs from the Latin per fumare, which translates to…

The most precious and the most ancient aromatic materials come together for a scent that moves perfumery into the future by going to its roots.The iris holds a precious position in the world of perfum more→ery: Its prices soar beyond gold and its singular aroma cannot be experienced for six years after planting. In AEDES DE VENUSTAS IRIS NAZARENA, the rare floral root is reborn. It is huddled in conversation with incense, resulting in a mysterious and sensuous iris-incense accord that drives this deeply captivating perfume.The perfumer Ralf Schwieger had long wanted to offer a contemporary interpretation of iris without referencing its most well-known olfactive expressions, particularly Chanel N°19, …

A flowering cactus sets the tone for this raw, glamorous take on the dark side of vanilla.. Cool and limpid as moonlit desert air. Velvety and sensuous as the midnight sky. CIERGE DE LUNE is inspired more→by the scent of the mysterious night-blooming cereus flowering cactus, also known as the Queen of the Night.. The French call cereus cierge de lune, “moon altar candle,” a literal translation of the Latin Selenicereus grandiflorus. Since its spectacular flower only opens after dark and wilts as the sun rises, it is said that Marie-Antoinette summoned the botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté at midnight to capture the New World cactus species’ poignantly fleeting beauty. Today, AEDES DE VENUSTA…

A tribute to ancient African Blackwood and its majestic home.From crackling sap to balmy resin. Smoky wood to sun-seared stone. Purple dusk to ink-black night. GRENADILLE D’AFRIQUE expresses not only more→its namesake tree, but also the primal landscape in which it grows.“It is a surprising, uncompromising and emotional scent”, perfumer Alberto Morillas explains. “The materials are simple, stark and unadorned. It is through this density and simplicity that the fragrance turns into art."It begins at the African Blackwood tree, a rare, costly member of the rosewood family whose Latin name, Dalbergia melanoxylon, translates to “black wood.” The title belies the range of its wood, which moves from deep pu…

AEDES DE VENUSTAS honors the past, present and future of perfumery with its signature scent, aptly named SIGNATURE Eau de Parfum. The first fragrance to come from the AEDES DE VENUSTAS brand in 2012 b more→reaks out of traditional perfume structures, offering an olfactory reflection that embodies the spirit of the famed boutique in which it was born.“The AEDES DE VENUSTAS world is a world of luxury, of quality; simultaneously opulent and baroque yet decadent in a way that is refined”, says perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, who worked with AEDES DE VENUSTAS and AEDES PERFUMERY founders Robert Gerstner and Karl Bradl on SIGNATURE. He cites the original store’s beloved interiors”the use burgundy and aube…

A contemporary baroque take on geranium highlights the raw grace of the prized olfactive material.A strikingly elegant still life in scent, PELARGONIUM portrays its namesake ingredient like one of the more→mysterious floral compositions of Dutch Golden Age paintings. “My aesthetic inspiration was an old-school flower everyone thinks they know, even though no one really knows it," says perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer, who draws geranium from the depths of the fragrance pyramid to display its complex facets, using freshly-crushed leaves shed light on dusky woods and resins.Yet this 2017 work is not your garden variety red geranium. Pelargonium graveolens, whose name means “sweet-scented,” yields one of…

A sparkling and saturated spicy floral that pierces at a voluminous roundness that is evident on skin. It is a liquid that smells as though it’s been drenched with saffron and patchouli-edged petals, more→in a palette that veers out of fresh rose territory into a vintage, like blowing dust off a fine red wine.Its first inhalation captures a moment just after twilight on a languid late fall evening, when the swing of a door brings a waft from a bouquet that breaks up stagnant air. This rose is not a deep red or a pale pink but a pastel purple so pale it is almost gray. Its petal edges are just beginning to curl, tilting open, with a fullness that mimics the shape of a bulbous tea cup, filled with ri…

Café Tabac - A hedonistic scent that celebrates the undocumented moment.A sumptuous party that goes on for days. Endless dinners and all-night merengue dancing under charcoal skies. Smoke meets flower more→and spice settles in for the next inhale. This is CAFE TABAC.Before Aedes de Venustas’s newest scent was realized in a bottle, it had a name: CAFE TABAC, inspired by the iconic 90s bar in the East Village. Upstairs at Cafe Tabac was where Kate met Johnny, Madonna picked up the phone, Leo picked up supermodels. It was a place where the truly glamorous could be truly off-duty, an unselfconscious, pre-cell phone era that feels so far away as to be longed for again.“It’s the deep mood of a place to be, …

A fruity-leathery mirage, born from the fusion of nature and culture. Dense palm groves weighed down by fresh rain. An intrinsic richness born from the cross-pollination of lush rainforests and the ur more→ban jungle.This fragrance embodies the canopy of Amazonian trees and the bright pink walls of Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Vibrant birds of paradise and wild dancing all night to the rhythm of salsa. Abundant, lush baskets of fruit. And beyond that, a spirit that transcends heat. “At the end of the day, the fragrance itself is a dream," says Karl Bradl, co-founder of Aedes de Venustas. "Close your eyes and drift away." It’s the warmth of the jungle’s humid air, the creaminess of ripe fruit b…