Paul Guerlain

Paul Guerlain is the perfumer behind Bon Parfumeur's 005 Riviera Absolue, a vivid citrus-aromatic extrait inspired by an electric lemon-caviar cocktail on the Amalfi Coast. His composition is all about energy and lift: a hyper-fresh opening of tomato leaf, caviar-lemon accord and Italian bergamot, given depth and spice by fresh ginger, neroli and green cardamom, before a woody-ambery drydown of smoky black tea, cypriol, olibanum and ambroxan.

What distinguishes his work here is clarity paired with tenacity. Rather than let a citrus scent fade within the hour, he engineers natural, high-definition citrus and green facets and anchors them with resinous, ambery materials so the fragrance keeps its brightness for hours — exactly what the rich Extrait de Parfum concentration demands. It is a citrus for people who love the genre but are tired of watching it disappear, and it sits squarely within Bon Parfumeur's 000s line, the house's family of citruses and colognes.

Fully unisex, Riviera Absolue comes alive in spring and summer heat yet works year-round as a mood-brightening fresh. Explore Paul Guerlain's work at Redolia Perfumery below.