(Origins)
Five fields
We visit every farm once a year, at harvest. Here is where your perfume begins.
01 / 05 · 43.84° N · 5.98° E · Harvest in July
Valensole
Lavender
15 kgof essence from one hectare of lavender
02 / 05 · 34.50° N · 58.70° E · Harvest in November
Khorasan
Saffron
150,000flowers for a single kilo of saffron
03 / 05 · 37.76° N · 30.55° E · Harvest in May
Isparta
Rose
4,000 kgof petals for one kilo of rose absolute
04 / 05 · 43.77° N · 11.25° E · Harvest in August
Tuscany
Iris
3 yearsof drying before the rhizomes smell of iris
05 / 05 · 43.45° N · 4.42° E · Harvest in August
Camargue
Sea salt
By handraked from the pink salt pans at dawn
(Our rule)
Named farms.
Fair prices.
Paid in advance.
We pay growers before the harvest, at a price fixed for three years, so a bad season never becomes their problem alone.