{"title":"Richard Herpin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tom-ford-oud-wood","title":"Oud Wood","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oud, Rosewood, Cardamom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, Vetiver, Amber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Musk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Herpin's formula is the gateway niche oud: approachable enough for someone who has never worn oud before, and composed well enough that experienced wearers come back to it. Nineteen years on, it still holds its position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woody, Oud, Warm Spicy, Aromatic, Vanilla, Balsamic, Fresh Spicy, Amber, Powdery, Sweet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Herpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOud Wood from 2007 remains the single most responsible fragrance for introducing a generation of Western wearers to oud as an everyday material rather than an occasion statement. Cardamom and rosewood ease you in, then oud and sandalwood form the central structure, amber and vetiver grounding everything without adding sweetness until tonka and vanilla arrive quietly at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Ford","offers":[{"title":"1.7 oz","offer_id":48099828793588,"sku":"888066024082","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48099828826356,"sku":"888066024099- N2","price":355.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_6eb393af-6b2d-4647-bdca-150c2e856b9f.jpg?v=1777568599"},{"product_id":"house-of-dastan-five-senses","title":"Five Senses","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saffron, Cardamom, Bergamot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Oud, Jasmine, Incense\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amber, Sandalwood, Musk, Benzoin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive Senses is the House of Dastan composition built to demonstrate ambition: sixteen notes, all working in coherent layers. Herpin's use of davana alongside tobacco leaf is the structural choice that makes the composition more than a list, and the oud-patchouli-moss base gives it the depth to justify the material richness. The most complex fragrance in the Dastan lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oud, Amber, Warm Spicy, Floral, Smoky, Woody\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Herpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Herpin built Five Senses as an inventory of warmth: apricot and davana giving the opening a fruity, slightly anise-adjacent brightness, lime and geranium adding lift alongside pink pepper. Tobacco leaf arrives in the heart alongside cardamom, the two warming the composition before oud and guaiac wood take the base. Sandalwood, patchouli, and moss give the foundation its texture, benzoin and tonka bean adding a sweetness that amber extends into a drydown that stays close and rich for hours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Dastan","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48120495243508,"sku":"850065695037-NJ","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_5f3f3eb6-9e34-4a5e-bca1-3f0e0ab03475.jpg?v=1777814975"},{"product_id":"house-of-dastan-light-breeze","title":"Light Breeze","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Lemon, Aldehydes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Muguet, Iris, Jasmine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e White Musk, Cedarwood, Amber, Ambrette\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight Breeze is House of Dastan's answer to the aromatic fresh category, and Herpin's use of ambroxan as the base driver rather than a finishing note is what gives it staying power that most clean freshies sacrifice. The verbena-lavender-cardamom progression is classically structured, and the moss base ensures the lightness is substantive rather than fleeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Floral, Fresh, Powdery, Citrus, Musk, Woody\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Herpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerbena and lemon in the opening of Light Breeze have a specificity that bergamot and mandarin support: the freshness is bright and herb-forward rather than generic. Lavender and juniper give the heart an aromatic quality that nutmeg and cardamom warm, the spice arriving quietly underneath. Ambroxan in the base is the modern material that gives the whole composition its lift and skin proximity, sandalwood and moss giving the clean freshness a warmth and ground that prevents it from dissipating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Dastan","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48120495964404,"sku":"850065695020-NJ","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_5413759e-6d66-4217-8db1-ea980196bc5b.jpg?v=1777814990"},{"product_id":"house-of-dastan-love-flame","title":"Love Flame","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saffron, Bergamot, Pink Pepper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Jasmine, Oud, Labdanum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amber, Sandalwood, Musk, Vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove Flame is the most technically interesting composition in the House of Dastan launch collection. Herpin's iris-chocolate-castoreum structure places it in a longer tradition of intimate orientals, and the carrot seed and ambrette in the heart give the powdery-dark core a skin-close quality that the vanilla-benzoin base then sustains. The Dastan release that most rewards close attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Floral, Amber, Oud, Warm Spicy, Sweet, Woody\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Herpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIris and chocolate do not often share the center of a fragrance, and in Love Flame they create a tension that is the composition's defining quality: the iris cool and powdery, the chocolate warm and dark. Bergamot and lavender give the opening brightness before ambrette and carrot seed pull the composition toward something more intimate and skin-like. Castoreum and benzoin in the base are the elements that give Love Flame its depth, vanillic and slightly animalic, sandalwood and vetiver giving the finish a dry, clean counterpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Dastan","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48120497176820,"sku":"5223-D2","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_d92536ab-0fa5-4a40-a523-73ebacb814d4.jpg?v=1780344881"},{"product_id":"house-of-dastan-game-of-joy","title":"Game of Joy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Raspberry, Lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasmine, Rose, Peony, Iris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, White Musk, Amber, Cedarwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHouse of Dastan's Game of Joy succeeds through compositional discipline rather than novelty: the geranium-rose heart is excellently balanced, and the cedar-amber base gives the fresh opening a warmer resolution than expected. A reliable, well-built fragrance from a house worth knowing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruity, Floral, Fresh, Sweet, Musk, Citrus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Herpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame of Joy opens with bergamot and grapefruit, a citrus pairing that has the quality of a well-chosen opening move: direct, establishing, giving the geranium-rose heart a brightness to arrive against. The geranium adds a green, slightly bitter dimension to the rose that keeps the floral from tilting romantic, and jasmine builds warmth without sweetening the composition further. Cedar and amber close with a dry warmth that the word 'joy' in the name does not fully suggest but the composition itself delivers: clean, confident, quietly pleasing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Dastan","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48123504066804,"sku":"850065695051-NJ","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_2b8870fb-9e8f-437d-a0a8-718e89172974.jpg?v=1780344938"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.casaalcheme.com\/collections\/perfumer-richard-herpin.oembed","provider":"Casa Alchemē","version":"1.0","type":"link"}