ANGEL'S DUST - FRANCESCA BIANCHI

ANGEL'S DUST - FRANCESCA BIANCHI

Perfume extract

Description : Powdered, pink, balsamic
classic, vintage, soft, decadent

In a dusty boudoir of a bygone era, a mistress applies lipstick while waiting for the arrival of her lover.
The face powder floats in the air, mingled with the scent of roses and the woody effusion of the woodwork. The innocence of powdered musks blends with the decadence of sensual balsamic notes.

Notes : black pepper, mimosa, rose, iris, musk, sandalwood, tolu balsam, benzoin, vanilla.

It is a perfume extract, to be used sparingly as the concentration is 25%. It has a great longevity (12 hours on average).

The preparation of Angel's Dust

While working on Angel's Dust, I studied my way of creating an innocent and light feminine touch like a feather, but at the same time seductive, bold, and corrupted.

Angel's Dust. blue sky and leaf | Francesca Bianchi Perfumes
Angel's Dust with leaf, Marco Martelli Photo
While working on Angel's Dust, I aimed to achieve an innocent and light feminine touch like a feather, but at the same time seductive, bold, and corrupted. The vintage twist was not intentional but a necessary consequence of my idea of femininity from the past, where women had a wooden boudoir and spent hours applying powder and other beauty secrets on their face and body, and did not care about asserting themselves through a career but exercised their power through Beauty and Seduction. I then softened the powdery-iris-rose part by adding a blend of resins, representing a dirty and experienced sensuality.

Dessin by Chester Gibs inspired by Angel's Dust, Francesca Bianchi Perfumes
Drawing inspired by Angel's Dust, Chester Gibs
Some films and books have inspired me. Dangerous Liaisons, for example, perfectly represents the sophisticated and corrupt atmosphere I had in mind! Another beautiful memory is that of Marie Antoinette, as depicted in Sofia Coppola's film. I obviously love rococo, but what I particularly love about this film is the femininity it represents: the shoes, the sins, the libertinism, the cakes, and the absolute carefreeness, without any guilt. Some critics have compared Angel's Dust to certain mythological perfumes from Guerlain (Luca Turin mentioned Guet-Apens / Attrape Coeurs). I am honored by such a comparison.