Original vocabulary
French designations preserve the language of their era and give each material its distinctive place in the collection.
Materials by age
A rare perfumery palette, alive across the decades
Enter a collection where dated absolutes, concretes, essences, resinoids, fractions and historic bases reveal the changing vocabulary and material imagination of historical perfumery.
151
catalogue entries with a recorded year
1983–2006
years represented in the collection
Explore the decades
Explore the decades
Each decade opens a different cabinet of materials, grades and original designations—select a period to discover the MO records it holds.
The anatomy of an aged palette
The anatomy of an aged palette
Original terminology, material form, illustration and date bring each record to life, revealing a collection made for study, inspiration and new composition.
Rare material forms
Absolutes, concretes, resinoids, essences, fractions and specialist bases reveal the breadth of historical perfumery craft.
An illustrated cabinet
Sixty-one product-specific catalogue illustrations bring selected entries into focus, complemented by botanical studies across the wider collection.
Across the decades
Recorded years connect materials from one era to the next, inviting comparison between forms, grades and perfumery vocabulary.
A first passage through the dated collection
A first passage through the dated collection
Begin with the earliest recorded years and move through a changing palette of florals, woods, resins, mosses, spices and historic specialities.
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-254
Age: 43 years
Vetyver Acetate Soap
Acetate Vetyver Savon
Recorded historical attribution
Antoine Chiris
Vetyver Acetate Soap, Antoine Chiris brings dry vetiver, woody and smoky into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€8.50
Floral
Ref. MO-260
Age: 43 years
Wild Chamomile Absolute ENT VAP REP HEX
Camomille sauvage ABS ENT VAP REP HEX
Ormenis mixta (L.) Dumort.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Wild Chamomile Absolute ENT VAP REP HEX brings dry herbal flower, apple skin and warm hay into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€12.50
Herbs / Spices / Green
Ref. MO-122
Age: 41 years
Juniper Absolute, Purified Super
Genièvre ABS épuré Super
Juniperus communis L.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Juniper Absolute, Purified Super brings gin-like berry, pine needle and pepper into an agile top-note instrument with vivid lift.
Available
Price for selected size€8.50
Aroma Chemicals / Bases
Ref. MO-039
Age: 35 years
Cedrantone Concentrate LA 3619
Cédrantone concentré LA 3619
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Cedrantone Concentrate LA 3619 brings woody accord, cedar-facing and dry into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€17
Woods / Roots / Resins / Balsams
Ref. MO-208
Age: 35 years
Pine Needles Absolute Colourless (MD4)
Pin aiguilles ABS incolore (DM4)
Pinus spp.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Pine Needles Absolute Colourless (MD4) brings fresh pine, green and terpenic into an agile top-note instrument with vivid lift.
Available
Price for selected size€13.50
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-103
Age: 33 years
Green Tree Moss Absolute 50% in DPG
Mousse arbre verte ABS 50 % DPG
Pseudevernia furfuracea
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Green Tree Moss Absolute 50% in DPG brings dry woody, earthy and leathery into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€23
Animalic / Animal-derived
Ref. MO-235
Age: 33 years
Tallow Fatty Acid Absolute MD LA 4066
Acide gras de suif ABS DM LA 4066
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Tallow Fatty Acid Absolute MD LA 4066 brings fatty, waxy and soapy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€34
Woods / Roots / Resins / Balsams
Ref. MO-047
Age: 31 years
Cistus 83 Reprocessed Absolute
Ciste 83 ABS repassé
Cistus ladanifer
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Cistus 83 Reprocessed Absolute brings ambery, balsamic and leathery into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Price for selected size€14