Sycophant EDP 100ml

I’m sorry I missed your call. I fell asleep under the fig tree. A place in the shade.

NOTES
Fig leaf, Milk, Sap, Cedar, Ambrette

PERFUMER
Callum Rory Mitchell

HOW IT WEARS
Sycophant begins green and crisp – the fig leaf, sap, and cedar combining for an outdoorsy-feeling figgy opening. This lingers for quite a while before the fragrance begins to soften and warm, turning lactonic and musky and even a little more sweet, like the actual fruit of a fig tree. That said, the fragrance retains its greenery throughout the duration of its wear, which due to the ambrette, is hours and hours.

LORE LOVES
This is one of the most beautiful fig fragrances we’ve ever tried at Lore, but to be honest it’s more fig tree than fig. It’s green, in almost a bitter way at first due to the sap accord, but that is perfectly tempered by creamier, muskier, milkier notes, which make it feel like a tranquil summer’s afternoon spent under a fig tree, exactly as described. Sycophant reminds us of Italo Calvino’s novel The Baron in the Trees, about a young man who one day climbs up into the trees decides to never come down for the rest of his life, instead inhabiting his arboreal kingdom. There is a sense of tranquillity and freedom that can be found in the trees that can never be found on land amongst the people, and this fragrance captures that perfectly. 

ABOUT THE BRAND
Perdrisât is the brainchild of Callum Mitchell; designed, hand-made and bottled in Melbourne, Australia. Born in 2019 and then released to the public in 2022, the brand name comes from Callum’s maternal grandmother, a woman who to him was the epitome of elegance but at the same time had a wicked sense of humour.
Callum comes from a filmmaking background, which is apparent in every Perdrisât fragrance – each one is a character or a vignette, a closeup scene with vivid imagery. While Callum has his own stories and associations attached to each scent, he invites the wearer to bring their own interpretation to the table, as you would when you watch a film.
With a conceptual, fun and tongue-in-cheek approach to perfumery, Perdrisât doesn’t follow trends or seasons. You never know when a muse might appear, so like writing a poem or taking a portrait, Callum aims to respect the unpredictability of inspiration. There is no telling how many stories there are to share, scenes to capture, or memories to be bottled.
With a slow approach to perfumery, Perdrisât aims to avoid overproduction, manufactured in small batches by Callum. Vegan and cruelty-free, each fragrance in the line is formulated with a combination of naturals and safe synthetics (no parabens, sulfates, or endocrine disrupting ingredients). Perdrisât fragrances have a parfum concentration of 22-30% – so on the stronger and longer-lasting side!

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