ANGEL'S DUST - FRANCESCA BIANCHI

Perfume extract

Description of the vehicle: Other, of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter
classical, vintage, soft, decadent

In a dusty boudoir from a bygone era, a mistress puts on lipstick as she awaits the arrival of her lover.
The face powder floats in the air, mixed with the scent of roses and the woody effusion of the woodwork, the innocence of the powdered musks mixed with the decadence of the sensual balsamic notes.

Notes: black pepper and mimosa and rose and iris and musk and sandalwood and tolu balsam and benzoin and vanilla.

It is an extract of perfume, to be used sparingly because the concentration is 25%.

The making of Angel's Dust

Working on Angel's Dust, I studied my way of creating a feminine touch that was innocent and light as a feather, but at the same time seductive, daring and corrupt.

Angel's Dust. Blue skies and leaves by Francesca Bianchi Perfumes
Angel's Dust with leaf by Marco Martelli
In working on Angel's Dust, I sought to achieve a feminine touch that was innocent and light as a feather, but at the same time seductive, daring and corrupt. The vintage look was not voluntary but a necessary consequence of my idea of a femininity of the past, where women had a wooden boudoir and spent hours putting powder and other beauty secrets on their face and body, and did not care about asserting themselves through a career but then exercised their power through Beauty and Seduction. I softened the powdery-pink part by adding a mixture of sensual, representing a dirty and experienced resonancy.

Drawing by Chester Gibs inspired by Angel's Dust, Francesca Bianchi Perfumes
Drawing inspired by Angel's Dust, Chester Gibs
Some films and books have inspired me. Dangerous Liaisons, for example, represents exactly the sophisticated and corrupt atmosphere I had in mind! Another beautiful memory is that of Marie-Antoinette, as she is portrayed in the film by Sofia Coppola. I obviously like the Rococo, but what I especially like in this film is the femininity it represents: the shoes, the sins, the libertinage, the cakes and the absolute recklessness, without any guilt. Some critics have compared Angel's Dust to some mythological perfumes of Guerlain (Luca Turin mentioned Guet-Apens / Attrapeeurs). I am honored by such a comparison.