Diptyque Eau Moheli Eau Mohéli takes its name from the smallest of the Comoros Islands (Eastern Africa) dove where ylang-ylang is born. This yellow flower becomes the protagonist of the new fragrance Diptyque which after the Hespéridés una series of EdT focused on sweet and spicy citrus notes also presented the Florales collection that creates an olfactory journey along an imaginary flowered avenue. After launching Eau de Rose which celebrated the scent of roses, the maison returns with Eau Mohéli that pays homage to ylang-ylang with its almost narcotic, intoxicating scent that immediately transports you to exotic and distant places. Ylang-ylang is considered the most seductive and narcotic flower of the plant kingdom, so much so that it is nicknamed the “flower of flowers.” A tropical prey coveted by perfumers due to its aroma sweet and aphrodisiac scent that explodes from its golden cluster corollas during the dry season of the African continent, ylang-ylang is also known by its botanical name cananga odorata and grows on the smallest of the Comoros islands, Mohéli, a lush and fragrant Eden garden where the aromas of Africa, the scents of the Indian Ocean, and the fragrances of Arab culture meet. A flower so fascinating that in the past it enchanted Jean Paul Guerlain so much that it became the protagonist of the olfactory pyramid of Mayotte (formerly Mahora) could not leave Diptyque maison, known for its fragrances that invite travel, indifferent. Thus, Diptyque set off on a journey to Mohéli with the intention of uncovering the aromatic secrets hidden in the long ruffled petals of ylang-ylang and then turning it into a perfume for Les Florales, the collection that distills the aromatic aura of iconic flowers. Olivier Pescheux, the nose behind the fragrances, tells this raw material in a new way that leaves out the notes of camphor, jasmine, and tuberose and focuses on violet and blackcurrant that accompany and envelop ylang-ylang, adding spicy notes like pink pepper. Given its tropical nature, ylang-ylang is an impatient and capricious flower. It requires to be harvested every week in the morning at dawn because otherwise, it risks losing its fragrance, and then distilled within two hours of being picked. Women gently collect the yellow flowers directly from the tree to then place them in woven baskets to be weighed and subsequently distilled. The locally conducted distillation process can take up to twenty hours, and the first four allow for the production of the best qualities that diptyque will use. Always in search of quality raw materials, Diptyque is currently participating in the sustainable development project carried out for many years by Givaudan on the island of Mohéli to prevent the “flower of flowers” from disappearing completely. By participating in the development of nurseries, the maison contributes in two ways to stabilize the supply and the exceptional quality of this exotic flower: on one hand through the cultivation of ylang-ylang tree plantations and on the other by protecting their natural environment thanks to the supply of firewood necessary for the distillation of the flowers, avoiding deforestation.