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Moss / Lichen

Moss Absolute

Original designation: Mousse ABS

This broadly named moss absolute is presented as a forest-floor material: green shadow, damp earth, bark and leather with slow persistence. No oakmoss or tree-moss species is inferred where the catalogue does not say so.

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1 g

€33

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Moss Absolute

Olfactive character

Base note

In perfumery vocabulary, Moss Absolute is associated with mossy, earthy, woody, leathery, green and smoky. Its creative role is a deep base-note material with architectural presence, giving structure and character to complex accords.

  • mossy
  • earthy
  • woody
  • leathery
  • green
  • smoky
Train your nose with this material

At the perfumer’s organ

In the organ, use it to build construct a forest base, enrich give chypres natural depth and introduce shade florals with earth. As base note, it offers signature rather than mere theme.

  • construct a forest base
  • give chypres natural depth
  • shade florals with earth
  • add patina to woods

Extraction & expression

Absolute extraction preserves a broad, saturated portrait of the source. Traditionally, fragrant biomass is first solvent-extracted and the resulting concrete or resinoid is purified with alcohol, giving perfumers a dense material rich in less-volatile facets.

Perfumer’s vocabulary

ABS
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A vintage material for contemporary creation

Preserved within the Maison Orris collection assembled by 2006, this material opens a door to an earlier era of perfumery. An uncommon voice from legendary perfumery heritage, made for mature, daring compositions—a scent from the past, ready to inspire something entirely new.

Material registerCatalogue identity and recorded details
Maison Orris reference
MO-161
Historic catalogue name
Calchauvet
Availability
Available
Register reference
107069
Material type
Absolute
Physical form
Not recorded
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