LUCÉ

Famed as the final home of Leonardo da Vinci, the Château du Clos-Lucé celebrates the polymath both inside the red brick Renaissance château and out in the expansive gardens. Large canvas artworks of da Vinci’s paintings and drawings hang from trees and large replicas of his inventions can be explored and interacted with in the garden. Botany was one of da Vinci’s passions and the gardens feature specimens found in his drawings and paintings. This historic perspective gives us a marshy, softened landscape with turbulent eddies, mossy evergreens, and other earthy treasures. Like da Vinci’s sfumato technique, we’ve formulated the bouquet of our fragrance to softly transition between the spicy-scented interiors of the château with the woody, sweetened scents of the gardens.

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In reliving our own experiences wandering the grounds of Clos-Lucé, we designed a complex scent using plant-based essential oils and compounds that includes Vietnamese Siam wood, Italian blood orange, and Indian bay rum to draw inspiration from the earthy, spicy aromas of old parchment and wood fireplaces, the sweet smells of simple flowers and breathing marshes, and to inspire a bit of wonder and intrigue as da Vinci did with his inventions, art, and everything in between. 

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Come on a journey with us to the domaine of Clos-Lucé as we blend the scents of a master’s atelier and the inspiring wonder of nature.