Houbigant Cologne Intense and New, Limited Collection

by: Sandra Raicevic Petrovic

Cologne Intense is a new edition added by the house of Houbigant which arrives in autumn 2015, after the re-edition of Fougere Royale introduced in 2010, and women’s editions Orangers en Fleurs from 2012 and Iris des Champs from 2014. The citrusy-aromatic composition enriched with spices and enveloped in a veil of incense is signed by perfumer Luca Maffei: "The precious EDC with a classic structure is enriched with modern elements. The new fragrance Cologne of Houbigant is created by using solely the best raw ingredients that can be found in the world, staying true to the original cologne formula."

Luca Maffei added a union of impeccable citruses including Calabrian bergamot and Sicilian lemon in the top notes along with a green touch of petitgrain from Paraguay and neroli from Morocco. The citrusy-floral notes are enriched with lavender and spiced with tarragon and pink pepper which support the Indian jasmine flowers. The composition is enveloped in chords of mate tea and incense lingering in the drydown.

HOUBIGANT COLOGNE INTENSE
edition 2015
perfumer: Luca Maffei

Calabrian bergamot, Sicilian lemon, petitgrain from Paraguay, Moroccan neroli
lavender, tarragon, pink pepper, Indian jasmine
mate tea, incense

Cologne Intense arrives in the same flacon form as the re-edition of Fougere Royale from 2010, differing in color of the cap and fragrance. The accent lies on the sunny, yellow color of liquid and an elegant cap in golden color. Cologne Intense comes in two versions: as Cologne Intense Eau de Parfum in 100ml flacon, priced at 125 EUR and Cologne Intense The Cologne Extrait Parfum in 100ml flacon priced at 450 EUR.

This year Houbigant presents a special limited collection designed exclusively for this house. It encompasses 40 hand-made flacons by means of a long and complicated process requiring top notch skills. Each of the flacons is signed and numbered. The flacons were first hand-made and shaped, after oven-baked at 1000°C, and were then left ‘to rest’ for a few days. After the process of shaping and the first baking, each piece was immersed in enamel and afterwards baked for 27 hours at 1400°C. Each flacon was left ‘to rest’ for a few days once more. Only then were the original decorations, designed by creative director of the house Elisabetta Perris, hand painted on the bottles. The decorations were made entirely of 18 karat gold. According to the house of Houbigant, it takes about a month to create each flacon of the limited collection. 

Houbigant The Limited Edition Collection includes: -specially created flacon decorated with 18q gold -decanting funnel -100ml Pure Perfume of one of the three fragrances by Houbigant

Each of the limited flacons is resting on silk, together with a small funnel for decanting and flacons of 100ml Pure Perfume which contain fragrances Orangers en Fleurs,Quelques Fleurs Royale and Quelques Fleurs Originale. The limited editions are available in white, lacquered wooden boxes embellished with a golden logo of the brand Houbigant.