KAKIGORI
Obvious Parfums continually explores the beauty hidden at the heart of each moment. In a changing world, Obvious Parfums offers a hedonistic vision of life by capturing moments of poetry.
David Frossard naturally drew inspiration from the Land of the Rising Sun. Steeped in Buddhism, this rich culture has celebrated contemplation of the present moment like no other—the one thing that rises above the changing nature of all things.
What could be more poetic and fleeting than snow gathered from Mount Fuji to cool Japan’s elite in summer, topped with a sweet fruit or tea syrup? Kakigōri was born!
By reinterpreting kakigōri through scent, Obvious Parfums and IFF took on an ambitious challenge. As layering grows in popularity with consumers who want to play an active role in their fragrance experience, we’re innovating with 3 fragrances as beautiful worn alone as they are blended together.
TOP: Clean accord - Pink pepper
HEART : LMR iris concrete - Rose essential oil
BASE: White musks - Tonka bean absolute
“KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH is the olfactory interpretation of the traditional base of kakigōri: shaved ice, fine as snow, made from natural mineral water frozen in Japan’s snow-covered mountains.
I imagined a clean accord with delicate notes of iris and white musks to evoke the purity and transparency of the ice.” Tanguy Guesnet, perfumer
TOP: Hazelnut accord - Cardamom - Black pepper
HEART : Dulce de leche accord - Sesame absolute
BASE: Vanilla pod - Guaiac wood - Sandalwood
The first of the two syrups is inspired by the famous DULCE DE LECHE, made by cooking milk and sugar together for unmatched sweetness and sensuality. Notes of nuts, cardamom, sesame, vanilla, and sandalwood will delight lovers of sweetness and elegance.
TOP: Davana - Rum absolute
HEART : Salted plum accord - Immortelle absolute - Cistus absolute
BASE: Cypriol essential oil - Oakwood
The second syrup, PLUM CREAM, reimagines the Japanese plum, better known as umeboshi, which is eaten after a long period of salt curing. That saltiness reveals umami, the celebrated fifth taste, interpreted in fragrance through salted plum enhanced by rum, davana, and cistus, bringing exceptional complexity and fruity, leathery sensuality. Interpreted as a fragrance for the first time, this Japanese delicacy unfolds on the skin with depth and originality.
Exquisite
pairings!
The combination of
KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH and DULCE DE LECHE
creates a creamy floral gourmand rich in contrasts.
The fresh floral brightness of KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH, paired with the nutty, creamy facets of DULCE DE LECHE, gives the fragrance an irresistibly tempting depth.
Paired with
PLUM CREAM, KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH
amplifies contrasts. It adds purity and transparency, softening the leathery notes into supple suede.
Bringing the fruitiness forward and adding a subtle rosy, musky touch creates a delicate, elegant note. The fragrance gains depth and longevity, becoming richer.
KAKIGORI
Obvious Parfums continually explores the beauty hidden at the heart of each moment. In a changing world, Obvious Parfums offers a hedonistic vision of life by capturing moments of poetry.
David Frossard naturally drew inspiration from the Land of the Rising Sun. Steeped in Buddhism, this rich culture has celebrated contemplation of the present moment like no other—the one thing that rises above the changing nature of all things.
What could be more poetic and fleeting than snow gathered from Mount Fuji to cool Japan’s elite in summer, topped with a sweet fruit or tea syrup? Kakigōri was born!
By reinterpreting kakigōri through scent, Obvious Parfums and IFF took on an ambitious challenge. As layering grows in popularity with consumers who want to play an active role in their fragrance experience, we’re innovating with 3 fragrances as beautiful worn alone as they are layered.
TOP: Clean accord - Pink pepper
HEART: LMR iris concrete - Rose essential oil
BASE: White musks - Tonka bean absolute
“KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH is the olfactory interpretation of the traditional base of kakigōri: shaved ice, fine as snow, made from natural mineral water frozen in Japan’s snow-covered mountains.
I imagined a clean accord with delicate notes of iris and white musks to evoke the purity and transparency of the ice.” Tanguy Guesnet, perfumer
TOP: Hazelnut accord - Cardamom - Black pepper
HEART: Dulce de leche accord - Sesame absolute
BASE: Vanilla pod - Guaiac wood - Sandalwood
The first of the two syrups is inspired by the famous DULCE DE LECHE, made by cooking milk and sugar together for unmatched sweetness and sensuality. Notes of nuts, cardamom, sesame, vanilla, and sandalwood will delight lovers of sweetness and elegance.
TOP: Davana - Rum absolute
HEART: Salted plum accord - Immortelle absolute - Cistus absolute
BASE: Cypriol essential oil - Oakwood
The second syrup, PLUM CREAM, reimagines the Japanese plum, better known as umeboshi, which is eaten after a long period of salt curing. That saltiness reveals umami, the celebrated fifth taste, interpreted in fragrance through salted plum enhanced by rum, davana, and cistus, bringing exceptional complexity and fruity, leathery sensuality. Interpreted as a fragrance for the first time, this Japanese delicacy unfolds on the skin with depth and originality.
TOP: Clean accord - Pink pepper
HEART: LMR iris concrete - Rose essential oil
BASE: White musks - Tonka bean absolute
“KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH is the olfactory interpretation of the traditional base of kakigōri: shaved ice, fine as snow, made from natural mineral water frozen in Japan’s snow-covered mountains.
I imagined a clean accord with delicate notes of iris and white musks to evoke the purity and transparency of the ice.” Tanguy Guesnet, perfumer
TOP: Hazelnut accord - Cardamom - Black pepper
HEART: Dulce de leche accord - Sesame absolute
BASE: Vanilla pod - Guaiac wood - Sandalwood
The first of the two syrups is inspired by the famous DULCE DE LECHE, made by cooking milk and sugar together for unmatched sweetness and sensuality. Notes of nuts, cardamom, sesame, vanilla, and sandalwood will delight lovers of sweetness and elegance.
The second syrup, PLUM CREAM, reimagines the Japanese plum, better known as umeboshi, which is eaten after a long period of salt curing. That saltiness reveals umami, the celebrated fifth taste, interpreted in fragrance through salted plum enhanced by rum, davana, and cistus, bringing exceptional complexity and fruity, leathery sensuality. Interpreted as a fragrance for the first time, this Japanese delicacy unfolds on the skin with depth and originality.
Exquisite
pairings!
The combination of
KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH and DULCE DE LECHE
creates a creamy floral gourmand rich in contrasts.
The fresh floral brightness of KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH, paired with the nutty, creamy facets of DULCE DE LECHE, gives the fragrance an irresistibly tempting depth.
Paired with
PLUM CREAM, KAKIGORI WHITE CRUSH
amplifies contrasts. It adds purity and transparency, softening the leathery notes into supple suede.
Bringing the fruitiness forward and adding a subtle rosy, musky touch creates a delicate, elegant note. The fragrance gains depth and longevity, becoming richer.
