Ummah

Le parfum explose d'abord en fumée balsamique. Une brume d'encens descend, presque suffocante. On respire de la cendre, du bois noirci. C'est sombre, primitif, envoûtant.
Progressivement, les roses surgissent. Elles refusent de céder à cette noirceur. Marocaine, de Grasse, bulgare : elles restent sèches, presque flétries, mais présentes. Le saffran arrive sec et légèrement amer. L'oud birman brûle doucement, ajoutant une épice médicinale. Le jasmin égyptien danse en arrière-plan, trop délicat pour crier.
Aucun mouvement brusque. Tout progresse lentement, presque mystiquement. Le cade ajoute cette teinte noire, minérale. Le sillage reste constant, magnétique, invitant plutôt qu'agressif.
L'expérience globale : communion entre lumière (les roses) et obscurité (l'oud et la fumée). Pas d'oud-rose classique. Quelque chose de plus ancien, plus sacré. Pour qui accepte l'ambiguïté.

Stéphane Humbert Lucas is a Parisian house founded in 2012 by its eponymous creator, a painter, poet, and perfumer. It all began in the south of France, where he studied painting with a Flemish master, specializing in tempera technique and developing an obsession with pigment combinations. It was through experimenting with painting that he became aware of his synesthesia: the ability to smell colors, a perceptual phenomenon where sight simultaneously triggers scent. He does not seek to invent perfumes; he invites materials to combine, convinced that his role is that of an intermediary between the senses. The 777 collection, launched in 2012, is inspired by his travels to the Middle East and his fascination with this land he considers the cradle of the universe. The Orient is not treated as a superficial exoticism here, but as a source of beauty, mystery, and wisdom. The number 7, which appears three times in the name, symbolizes protection, perfection, and luck for him. In 2022, he launched the Serpent collection, inspired by tales and legends from around the world. Each composition is born from a mental canvas where colors, sounds, and poetry accumulate before condensing into a fragrance. Each composition is built around precious, often rare, materials chosen for their emotional density. An artist's house in the truest sense of the word.