FRANCESCA BIANCHI THE CODE OF EMOTION 30ML EXTRAIT DE PARFUM

Even before I launched my first perfumes, I was obsessed with the idea of an "emotion-generating machine". This is what guides me during my creation process: creating fragrances with the specific purpose of igniting an emotion.
Like a mechanic tuning a powerful engine, I carefully position each note in order to trigger specific emotions: the intensity of the lovers' passion, the memory of the smell of leather, the sense of nostalgia for an imaginary place, etc.

For this particular creation, my goal was to dig deeper into the very mechanism of the emotional response to my medium of expression, the art of perfumery. How can I make it work? Are there methods that can be replicated? And can they arouse the same emotion in different people?
I experimented in different directions, focusing on a method I had used many times before, but this time with more focus and intention. The goal was to decode an emotion, deconstruct the input that ignites it, in other words write a "Code of Emotion".

In this experiment, I started with the classic fougère structure – a green, aromatic and woody accord, which is familiar and recognizable. Also, it's an arrangement that I've only recently started to relate to emotionally. But I wanted to push it further, challenging its traditional boundaries and introducing an unexpected twist: a vibrant accord of tropical fruits, with a juicy and mouth-watering mango at its core.

This exotic note upsets the predictable chord of the fougère, transforming it into something familiar and at the same time surprising. The result is a recognizable but also different scent, which requires a moment to identify the familiar imprint of the fougère under the lush and original facet of the fruitiness.
For me, this fragrance evokes a joyful sense of surprise, a contrast between the comfort of the fougère and the playful luminosity of tropical fruits. It is pampering but also invigorating, deep but never heavy, greedy without slipping into the territory of gluttony.

In addition, I set myself a secondary challenge: to avoid the use of iris or iris-like accords altogether and keep animal notes to a minimum, limiting myself to a couple of clean musks.