Sylvaine Delacourte was the former Director of Olfactory Evaluation at Guerlain. She was the only female director in 180 years. After several years as Fragrance Director at Maison Guerlain, she decided she wanted to create her own fragrances. Her first collection was Musk, then Vanilla and most recently Fleur d'Oranger.
Sometimes fruity, clean or even woody, the perfumes all have a certain softness in common. Sylvaine calls them olfactive pashminas because they bring both comfort and lightness. Musks have great tenacity but it is difficult to give them proper diffusion. The challenge was to give them a strong presence, a different personality each time, and of course a lingering trail. Musk was originally an animal material found in the Tibetan deer. Since musk from animals is no longer used, perfumery utilizes an infinite variety of white musks, synthetically reproduced and indispensable in fragrance compositions for their sensual fixative power.
Dovana feels like a white and diaphanous vapor. It projects the softness of a light petal. This fresh musk evokes cleanliness, the fragrance of good old-fashioned soap, enriched with an overtone of iris, a touch of heliotrope and a hint of vanilla. All on a bed of musks selected for their softness, giving a clean and tender note. A tender musk that features top notes of neroli and mandarin; middle notes of heliotrope and ambrette; and base notes of iris, vanilla, sandalwood and musk. Dovana is an eau de parfum, edp.