Gris Charnel — BDK Parfums
BDK Parfums

Gris Charnel

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2019

A BDK Parfums best-seller, Gris Charnel pairs a fig and a cardamom with a tea, a sandalwood and an iris. Woody, creamy and hushed, unisex and sophisticated.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Tea · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Fig · Iris

  3. Base Several hours

    Tonka bean · Sandalwood · Vetiver

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Fig: its rarest material, which only 33 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 60.
  • Sandalwood: conversely, a material of the common core — 29% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Woody, fruity, gourmand, aromatic, spicy and floral: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

If Gris Charnel by BDK Parfums seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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