Marc-Antoine Barrois
Encelade
Encelade is a warm and intense oriental spicy fragrance signed Marc-Antoine Barrois. It opens on bergamot and ginger, reveals cardamom and nutmeg at its heart and rests on a base of amber, tonka bean and vetiver.
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
Bergamot · Ginger
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cardamom · Nutmeg
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Base Several hours
Amber · Tonka bean · Vetiver
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Nutmeg: barely 3.5% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Spicy, citrus, amber, gourmand and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 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
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
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.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Encelade by Marc-Antoine Barrois 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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