Bigarade Concentrée 20 Ans
“Bigarade Concentrée 20 Ans by Frederic Malle is a Aromatic Fougere fragrance for women and men”
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Still under the radar — a woody, citrus composition with a warm spicy undertone. Reads genuinely unisex on skin.
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Jean-Claude Ellena's Bigarade Concentrée 20 Ans, launched in 2020 as part of Frederic Malle’s esteemed collection, is a masterclass in simplicity and elegance. This unisex fragrance opens with a vivid note of bitter orange, which immediately sets the tone for its bright and invigorating character. The heart unfolds with pink pepper and cardamom, adding a dry, spicy nuance that creates an intriguing contrast to the top notes. In the base, cedarwood and hay provide a woody and slightly grassy backbone, grounding the bright citrus opening with a subtle yet powerful presence.
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Application Tips
Apply this fragrance lightly to capture its full essence. The bitter orange top note is bright but fleeting, so it's best applied in the morning or during daylight hours when you can enjoy its freshness. Allow a few minutes for the heart notes of pink pepper and cardamom to blend with your skin before heading out.
Jean-Claude Ellena
Founding perfumer · 104 fragrances · French
As a disciple and close friend of the legendary Edmond Roudnitska (creator of “Le Parfum de Thérèse”), Jean-Claude Ellena began his career with a minimalistic approach to perfumery. Since then, he has developed this approach into his own distinctive style, which is continually informed by his elegant and quiet way of being, and has been compared by his contemporaries to watercolor sketches and chamber music. Jean-Claude says that a perfume must be like “a soft caress; nothing must shock, nothing must shout”.Jean-Claude Ellena was born in Grasse into a family of perfumers. His training began at age 17, in the most prestigious laboratories – in Grasse, Paris, New York and Geneva – where he always saw himself as self-taught. Roudnitska’s minimalism never left him, however, and his compositions remain focused around a single ingredient, avoiding repetition.
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The story behind the bottle.
The crisp clarity of a midday walk through an orange grove, where sunlight filters through the leaves and fills the air with fresh, vibrant scents.
Fig. 01 — Bigarade Concentrée 20 Ans, Frederic Malle
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