L'Artisan Parfumeur
Timbuktu
Timbuktu, signed L'Artisan Parfumeur, is a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on mango, cardamom and pepper, reveals incense and patchouli at its heart and rests on a base of vetiver and myrrh.
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.
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Opening First minutes
Mango · Cardamom · Pepper
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Incense · Patchouli
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Base Several hours
Vetiver · Myrrh
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Mango: a niche material, declared by only 15 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
- Woody, spicy, fruity and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur 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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