Art Deco Ii Atelier D'artistes By Alexandre.j by Atelier d'Artistes By Alexandre.J

Art Deco Ii Atelier D'artistes By Alexandre.j

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2017

At a glance

Is Art Deco Ii Atelier D'artistes By Alexandre.j worth trying?

Art Deco II by Atelier d'Artistes By Alexandre.J is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Office, Evening wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Good longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile
citrus, woody, vanilla with Bitter Orange, Orange, Elemi resin
citrus woody vanilla

The first impression

Art Deco II by Atelier d'Artistes By Alexandre.J is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Art Deco II was launched in 2017. Art Deco II was created by Amelie Bourgeois, Anne-Sophie Behaghel and Emna Doghri. Top notes are Bitter Orange and Orange; middle note is Elemi resin; base notes are Patchouli, White Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin and Cedar.

What shapes the scent

citrus 100%
woody 85%
vanilla 70%
balsamic 60%
amber 50%
warm spicy 40%
powdery 35%
patchouli 30%
musky 25%
aromatic 20%

The perfumer behind it

Amelie Bourgeois

Amelie Bourgeois

Amelie Bourgeois is a French perfumer known for her work with the niche houses Aether and Alexandre.J. Her style blends experimental, synthetic accords with natural elements, often exploring contrasts like citrus and musk or rose and alkanes. She created the Aether Oxyde and Carboneum compositions, as well as Alexandre.J’s Mandarine Sultane and Passion Bliss.

Notes pyramid

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Bitter Orange Bitter Orange
Orange Orange

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Elemi resin Elemi resin

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Patchouli Patchouli
White Musk White Musk
Vanilla Vanilla
Benzoin Benzoin
Cedar Cedar

The mood it creates

The Alchemist Archetype: Portrait of Art Deco Ii Atelier D'artistes By Alexandre.j

Essence

The Alchemist transforms the mundane into gold, finding magic in materiality. Art Deco II embodies this with its bold citrus opening-bitter orange vivisected by light-transmuting into elemi's resinous mystique. Patchouli and benzoin in the base reveal their genius: darkness made luminous, like stained glass at noon.

Style & Aesthetic

They mix vintage brooches with lab coats, their aesthetic a collision of rigor and whimsy. Studios and apothecaries suit them better than galleries; their walls display geodes alongside blueprints. The fragrance's cedar-vanilla drydown clings to their rolled-up sleeves.

Philosophy & Values

They believe every element contains hidden potential. The perfume's juxtaposition of bright citrus and smoky base mirrors their conviction that opposites catalyze creation. Process excites them more than results-hence the elemi's slow unfurling.

Relationships

Collaborators are drawn to their kinetic energy, though some find their intensity overwhelming. Lovers receive hand-poured perfumes and midnight theories, the white musk in their scent marking skin like a secret formula.

Lifestyle

Their days blur into nights at workbenches, coffee cups ringed with orange zest. They thrive in interdisciplinary spaces-perfumery labs, avant-garde theaters-where the fragrance's balsamic warmth lingers in shared air.

Shadow

Their experiments sometimes isolate them; the bitter orange's initial sharpness can push others away. When inspiration falters, the benzoin's sweetness turns cloying, sticky as unresolved ideas.

Conclusion

Art Deco II is the scent of perpetual transformation. Like its wearer, it refuses categorization-citrus becomes smoke becomes vanilla, a testament to the Alchemist's ceaseless becoming.

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