HISTOIRES de PARFUMS 1740 

The year 1740 marked the birth of a nobleman from Paris named Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, who would come to be known to posterity simply as the Marquis de Sade. For this man, who was imprisoned several times for his indecent behavior, sensual pleasure went hand in hand with literature, as his numerous surviving works explicitly attest. The free-spirited writer would likely have appreciated the boldness of this spicy woody fragrance, whose notes of bergamot and davana sensualis are further refined by leathery patchouli.Special features: A mysterious chypre composition featuring liqueur-like leather notes blended with davana, patchouli, labdanum, and dried fig. A timeless fragrance! Scent profile: Dark and mysterious, spicy-woody