Baudelaire

… a lazy isle to which nature has to give singular trees, savoury fruits, men with bodies vigorous and slender, and women in whose eyes shines a startling candor” C.B., Parfum Exotique, 5-8.“Charles Baudelaire, the 18th-century French poet, essayist, wrote of perfume, sex, and death. His words convey a feeling that is very dark and beautiful. As a Scandinavian, I was not familiar with his work, so it intrigued me to see how Jérôme, who knew and enjoyed his literary works, would interpret and translate this myth into a fragrance.”