Cherchez La Femme Faberlic
Fragrance Story
Cherchez La Femme by Faberlic is a Floral Green fragrance for women. Cherchez La Femme was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour. Top notes are Currant buds, Bergamot, Lemon, Aldehydes and Mandarin Orange; middle notes are Freesia, Peony, Orchid, Cardamom, Cyclamen and Rose; base notes are Guaiac Wood, Sandalwood, White Wood and Ambergris.
Composition Profile
About the Perfumer
Bertrand Duchaufour
Bertrand Duchaufour is a renowned French perfumer with a prolific career spanning many brands. He has created fragrances for Acqua di Parma, including Blu Mediterraneo - Cipresso Di Toscana and Colonia Assoluta, as well as for Aedes de Venustas, such as Café Tabac and Copal Azur. His style is known for its complexity and use of natural ingredients.
Fragrance Notes
Character Profile
The Lover Archetype: Portrait of Cherchez La Femme Faberlic
Essence
She is drawn to Cherchez La Femme-a fragrance that whispers of mystery, allure, and quiet confidence. Its blend of warm vanilla, powdery florals, and a hint of spice mirrors her own essence: soft yet complex, inviting yet elusive. She is not one to announce her presence with force; instead, she lingers in the air like a half-remembered dream.
Her archetype is The Lover, though not in the trivial sense of mere romance. She embodies the Jungian Anima in its most refined form-a woman who seeks beauty, connection, and depth in all things. Life, to her, is not merely to be lived but to be felt, tasted, and savored. She is attuned to the subtle textures of existence, the way light filters through a curtain, the weight of a lover’s gaze, the quiet melancholy of an empty café at dusk.
Style & Aesthetic
Her tastes are deliberate, never accidental. She prefers the understated elegance of vintage silks over loud trends, the muted richness of burgundy and deep emerald over garish hues. Her home is a sanctuary of curated objects-an antique perfume bottle, a well-worn book of poetry, a single candle burning low. She does not chase luxury for status but for the way it makes her feel-the way fine fabrics brush against her skin, the way aged wine lingers on her tongue.
Her philosophy is one of sensual wisdom-she believes that truth is not only found in reason but in the body, in the pulse of desire, in the quiet ache of longing. She rejects the cold utilitarianism of modern life, choosing instead to dwell in the spaces where emotion and intellect intertwine. She is drawn to writers like Anaïs Nin and Rilke, who understood that passion is not weakness but a form of intelligence.
Relationships
She does not collect people; she connects with them. Her friendships are few but profound, built on shared silences as much as shared words. In love, she is neither possessive nor indifferent-she seeks a partner who understands that intimacy is not ownership but a dance of mutual revelation.
Yet, here lies her shadow: the temptation of idealization. She sometimes mistakes the idea of a person for the person themselves, projecting her own longing onto them. When reality fails to match her vision, she withdraws, retreating into solitude rather than facing the messiness of imperfection. She must learn that love is not only about beauty but also about acceptance-of flaws, of endings, of the mundane.
Shadow
Her greatest strength-her capacity for deep feeling-can also be her undoing. When disillusioned, she risks slipping into melancholy or escapism. She may indulge in nostalgia to the point of paralysis, romanticizing the past until the present feels hollow. At her worst, she becomes the Femme Fatale, using her allure as armor, drawing others in only to keep them at a distance.
But even in her shadows, there is wisdom. Her sorrows are not petty; they are the price of a soul that refuses to live superficially. She knows that to feel deeply is to risk pain, and she would rather bear that pain than live numb.
Conclusion
She is not a woman who will ever be satisfied with easy answers or half-lived experiences. Cherchez La Femme is her signature because she, too, is always searching-not for something lost, but for something more. She is the Lover, not as a passive romantic but as an active participant in the grand, sensuous mystery of existence.
And if she sometimes stumbles in her quest, if she sometimes withdraws too far into her own heart-well, that is only because she has dared to feel what others refuse to acknowledge. In a world that often values speed over depth, she remains a testament to the power of lingering, of savoring, of seeking.