Feuille Verte - The New Olivier Creed Scent For The Men !

These days the perfume industry is dominated by international brands. Perfumes are part of the fashion trends just as cloth, shoes, hair and anything else. This leads to uniformity. Just when you try to make a personal statement with something as important as your smell signature, you will find yourself in an elevator with another guy that smells just like you. It may be refreshing to find out that there still exists a discreet family-owned perfume house dedicated to the creation of highly original fragrances of extravagant quality. Operating in Paris’ 8th Arrondissement, the House of Creed has been for many years one of the best kept secrets of the perfume world. Patronised by the rich, chic, famous--from Heads of State to celebrities from the film and music industries, Creed’s client list is an international Who’s Who. Over the decades the Creed family has produced two hundred original and hand-made fragrances for the exclusive use of their wealthiest customers. The House of Creed was founded in 1760 by James Henry Creed in London. Queen Victoria appointed Creed as an official supplier to the Royal household. Eventually Creed was adopted by all the courts of Europe: Napoléon III and Empress Eugénie of France, Franz-Joseph and Elizabeth of Austro-Hungary and Queen Christina of Spain. In 1854 the House of Creed moved to Paris . Today Olivier Creed, direct descendant of James Henry Creed, continues this great tradition as Createur Parfumeur of the House of Creed. He personally selects the purest rose essences from Bulgaria, Turkey or Morocco as well as Italian jasmine, irises from Florence, Tuberose from India or genuine Parma violets. Creed also manufacture their own essences using the traditional infusion technique, now abandoned as too costly by the modern perfume industry. Creed insists on using natural essences instead of the synthetic ones in order to preserve the originality and superior quality of the fragrances. All components are weighed, mixed, macerated and filtered by hand.

If you seek a truly unique scent for the gentlemen, consider Feuille Verte, the latest limited-edition Creed fragrance. Like all Creed’s Private Collection perfumes, they were originally created for special clients as their own personal scent. The Creed Feuille Verte is a fresh, sophisticated citrus fragrance with light, clean notes of mandarin, lemon and bergamot combined with peppery mint and sweet pea. It was originally created for the icon of debonair charm, Cary Grant, in 1955. It is produced in a very small number of 250 ml falcons. If you want to secure one you need to move fast and they ain't cheap either!