Francesca Bianchi

Tyger Tyger

Eau de parfum

In this composition, my goal was to achieve the perfect harmony between two diametrically opposed elements and capture the expression of their striking contrast. I envisioned a post-apocalyptic condition where the remnants of a highly sophisticated and refined civilization endured amid the darkness and desolate landscape of a collapsed and disordered world. William Blake's poem "Tyger" masterfully personifies the two qualities I wanted to capture: a sublime and irresistibly attractive beauty on one hand, and a terrible and terrifying force on the other. The "fearful symmetry," attributed to the tiger by Blake, precisely embodies this duality between a beautiful perfection and an untamable terror. This fragrance stands on a chord of narcotic white flowers, with sweet and fruity nuances including tuberose absolute, like a prima donna on the stage of a dramatic play. This is the perfect manifestation of a refined civilization of past times. In contrast, the base notes consist of various woods, some with burnt and tanned qualities, evoking a post-apocalyptic scenario marked by destruction, mystery, and darkness.