BDK Parfums Gris Charnel Extrait was released in 2022. A richer, more intense version of the original that was inspired by the Quai Saint-Bernard in Paris at night when the couples fill up the Tino-Rossi garden. Moonlight and music and dancing and two people meet and dance in the hot summer night. The original is a soft spiced figgy tea, and this extrait is a smokier, darker version of that. Still beautiful and addictive, just covered in night.
A woody spice unisex fragrance, it was created by Mathilde Biuaoui and has notes of fig, black tea, cardamom, iris, bourbon, vetiver, costis omncanus, sandalwood, tonka, cedar and vanilla, BDK Parfums Gris Charnel Extrait is an extrait at 30%.
From the brand - "Concentrated at 30%, Gris Charnel Extrait reveals the intensity of the original signature to extract a richer and more faceted version. A new creation, where the woody essence of patchouli is invited in and brings depth to the sandalwood and tonka bean that reveal themselves more textured and warm. Voluptuous, vanilla underlines this trail with an ambery and smoked roundness. At the top, the fresh and vibrant cardamom combines with the delicacy of a fig with green and fruity accents. A bright opening illuminates the opulent note of the fragrance."
Brand founder David Benedek - "Gris Charnel Extrait magnifies for me this Parisian sensuality already present in Gris Charnel. Parisian sensuality is expressed in many ways. I find it fascinating to be able to imagine all forms of sensuality through the eyes of Parisians."
Fragrantica - "Nosegasm! The edp makes me sooo happy and this one makes my eyes roll to the back of my head every single time. I love the EDP and I’ve been layering them for the woody and vanilla notes of extrait but the sillage of edp. Soooo addicting. Gris charnel is slowly becoming and dethroning BR540 extrait as my signature scent. It lasts forever on my skin too. Every time I wear either edp or extrait I get people asking what I’m wearing because I smell divine."
Fragrantica - "I adore the original, but the extrait is KILLER. It's true enough to the original that the similarity is obvious and recognizable, but divergent enough that it's a completely different vibe. They are both amazingly cozy fragrances, but the extrait is much less powdery, more robust, sweet spicy, and drier with a stronger black tea note. The addition of vanilla keeps it cozy to the max while maintaining sophisticated depth, and I am obsessed."
Fragrantica - "Gris Charnel Extrait... The fragrance equivalent of putting on a warm, comfy grey sweater with fluffy wool socks on a cold day. Then, curling up with your favorite hot, frothy mug of whatever. A fig/tea opening that transitions incredibly to a well-blended warm, slightly sweet, comforting embrace. The way this Extrait wears is like a warm hug from someone you've been longing for. I've never fully understood the concept of a "cozy fragrance" until wearing this offering from BDK. I love this during the winter months, any time I need to de-stress and take the edge off a long day, or want to be tucked in before bed."
Fragrantica - "This was love at first sniff. It sounds crazy, but this smells like pencil shavings... in the best way possible."
