- Eau de Parfum
- for Women
- France
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Top Notes: Blackcurrant Syrup, Watery Notes, Cyclamen
Heart Notes: Jasmine Sambac from Grasse, Centifolia Rose, Narcissus
Base Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Indonesian Patchouli, Incense, Benzoin Resin
Description
Venture into a world of pure olfactory mystery. Matière Noire Eau de Parfum by Louis Vuitton is a profound, beautifully disruptive fragrance that charts an emotional journey through deep darkness and luminous light. Designed as an aromatic adventure through intangible depths, this masterpiece captures the thrill of exploring the unknown.
Launched in 2016 as a crown jewel of Louis Vuitton's long-awaited high perfumery collection, this Amber Woody composition was masterfully brought to life by in-house perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud after four years of meticulous development in Grasse. The scent opens with a compelling contrast, pairing a rich, sweet blackcurrant syrup with crisp, airy watery notes. The heart reveals a brilliant floral vibration of precious Grasse jasmine sambac, narcissus, cyclamen, and Centifolia rose—cutting through the composition like a comet. The fragrance settles into an intensely mystical base where sacred plumes of Laotian agarwood (Oud), smoky incense, warm benzoin, and dark patchouli unfurl beautifully across the skin.
Product Origin: France
Additional Information
Mood: Night & Seduction / Artistic & Niche
Occasion: Night Out / Special Occasions
Strength & Projection: High Projection
INCI
Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Pogostemon cablin oil, Benzyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Citronellol, Vanillin, Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Linalool, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, Rose flower oil/extract, Jasmine oil/extract, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzyl benzoate, Rose ketones, Geraniol, Narcissus extract, Pinene, Pelargonium graveolens oil, Limonene, Anise alcohol, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl cinnamate, Farnesol, Eugenol, Hexadecanolactone, Cinnamyl alcohol, Linalyl acetate, Citral, Terpineol, Geranyl acetate, Bht, Ci 60730 (ext. violet 2), Ci 14700 (red 4), Ci 19140 (yellow 5)
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Louis Vuitton
Inspired by the House’s spirit of travel, Louis Vuitton’s collection of perfumes is an invitation to embark on a vivid, emotional journey – capturing the essence of moments abroad.
Perfumer: Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
Matière Noire smells deeply sophisticated, gothic, and enigmatic. It operates on a beautiful tension between shadows and light. It begins with a deep, jammy, and dark berry sweetness that is instantly cut by a clean, damp, and dewy floral breeze. As it warms on the skin, the delicate white petals melt into a rich, smooth backdrop of dry, earthy woods and a very refined, non-medicinal smoky oud that smells incredibly expensive and smooth.
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