A Part of Me by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
APOM, two syllables and four letters already familiar to the Maison’s devotees. With his latest scent, Francis Kurkdjian breathes new life into an emblematic fragrance dating back to the Maison’s founding in 2009. Or rather, to a pair of fragrances – one for women and one for men – designed as two variations on the same theme that have now been merged into one. Not for a particular gender, but for anyone who loves, wears and wants to share it with the world. Because for Francis Kurkdjian, perfume is exactly that: a part of yourself that you leave with others. APOM, a part of me.
The freedom to create
Francis Kurkdjian has always striven to share his craft through authentic, truthful demonstrations. Today, he wants us to understand and experience the slow evolution of his creative process; the intricate complexities that often precede the completion of a fragrance. Just as some painters, sculptors, and writers exercise pentimento – the process of altering an existing work of art – Francis Kurkdjian has revisited his own formulation process, audaciously synthesizing two creative works into one.
A faux-classic signature
An ambery, flowery, fougère fragrance, APOM reveals an immediately familiar signature on the skin. It is more than the heir of its predecessors. Through its notes, APOM asserts a lineage with modern perfumery’s major classics. But through its architecture, the scent is resolutely anchored to modern times. Luminous top notes, underpinned by neroli’s crystalline radiance, give way to sweet floral core notes.
A skillful balance of aromatic, bursting lavender and addictively generous orange blossom is wrapped in vanilla’s warm and delicate sillage. This trail, enhanced by sunny ylang-ylang accents, is prolonged in the comfort of white musks. An intimate fragrance that embraces the contours of one’s body as well as one’s personality.
Eau de Parfum
APOM
APOM. A poetic, mysterious acronym. A carnal eau de parfum with a sensually luminous, radiant, and generous sillage. A Part of Me: a part of yourself that you leave with others, your own personal story that gets told with every wear. An intimate conversation between fragrance and skin, where scents come to life.
A floral, aromatic ambery fragrance, APOM unveils an immediately familiar signature. Luminous top notes give way to a soft, floral heart – a skillful balance of aromatic, bursting lavender and addictively generous orange blossom wrapped in a warm and airy sillage. Ylang-ylang lends its sunny accords to vanilla, which unfurls in the comforting embrace of white musks. An intimate fragrance that hugs the contours of both body and personality.