Vanille de Tahiti

Tahitian Vanilla follows in Gauguin's footsteps: fleeing France for his Polynesian paradise, the painter surely came across, beyond the dazzling colours, this orchid with its long, dark, plump pods, delicately fragrant.

Native to Central America and prized by the Aztecs for its aphrodisiac virtues, vanilla belongs to the orchid family. Vanilla tahitensis is the most precious and most distinctive variety: its fruit ripens directly on the plant, without human intervention, and spontaneously develops its warm, sweet notes. Supercritical CO2 extraction preserves each of its aromatic facets.

For the Black Collection, this remarkably pure vanilla is brightened by absolutes of ylang-ylang and champaca, then anchored in the woody, warm touches of musk, amber and sandalwood. A creamy, intoxicating trail that transports you to islands where the sweetness of life takes on its full meaning.