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.
Orange blossom comes from the bitter orange tree. The flower produces neroli, orange blossom water and orange blossom absolute. Its branches and leaves provide petitgrain. The zest of the fruit produces bitter orange essence. It evokes sweet memories from childhood for Sylvaine from her travels, whether to Seville in Spain, or Marrakesh in Morocco. When she decided to create an Orange Blossom Collection, the purpose was to update and imbue this raw material, by adding some unexpectedness, that reveal each fragrance as unique and elegant. Far from the standard classification (perfume for men or perfume for women), she wanted to create perfumes that first give you an emotion and always surprise and seduce you, with its own scents and olfactory facets.
Oranzo is an icy orange blossom fragrance that is a flower mixed with a cascade of cool water. The meeting of the comfortable, rounded notes of musk with the crispy green notes of neroli results in a surprising, addictive contrast. Oranzo features top notes of tarragon, petitgrain and Brazilian orange; a middle note of orange blossom; and base notes of musk and dark green notes. It is an eau de parfum, edp.