Why Soir Vert by Voskanian Parfums is the Antidote to Sticky Summers
In the world of perfumery, where fruity usually translates to a cloying, syrup-drenched headache, Soir Vert by Voskanian Parfums arrives like a cold gust of wind through an open window.
Crafted in Armenia by Tsovak Voskanian, a man who blends Nietzschean philosophy with childhood alchemy, this Eau de Parfum isn’t just a scent; it’s a sensory subversion. It takes the most dangerous notes in a perfumer's palette, melon and watermelon, and strips them of their sugar-coating, revealing something primal, ozonic, and profoundly green.
The Architecture of a Shiver
Most summer fragrances try to mimic the heat; Soir Vert mimics the relief from it. It captures that exact, fleeting moment when the sun dips below the Armenian highlands and the air turns crisp.
The brilliance of this composition lies in its structural tension:
The Atmospheric Chill: While melon and watermelon provide the heart, they are rendered transparent and watery rather than jammy. They don’t sit on the skin; they float above it, vibrating with an ozonic energy that feels like a glass of ice water held against the pulse points.
The Bitter Edge: The sweetness is immediately disciplined by a sharp, crunchy rhubarb and the sophisticated bitterness of grapefruit. This isn't fruit salad territory; it’s the smell of snapped stalks and citrus rind crushed underfoot.
The Shadow Play: As the fragrance settles, the Vert (green) takes center stage. A forest-like base of patchouli, lavender, and amber creates a damp, woody depth. It’s the smell of a shaded garden after a heavy rain, the transition from the blinding light of the day to the mysterious, aromatic shadows of the evening.
For the Unapologetic Creative
Soir Vert is a fragrance for the skin-first purist. It is designed to be worn on bare shoulders and collarbones, evoking the physical sensation of goosebumps forming on sun-warmed skin when a cold breeze hits.
It’s a fragrance for the creative mind, non-linear, intellectual, and slightly defiant. It refuses to be pretty in a conventional way. Instead, it opts for a beautiful, haunting balance between the luminous (rose, fruit) and the somber (amber, woods). It is the olfactory equivalent of a minimalist painting that reveals more layers the longer you stare at it.
Manifest Your Summer: The Sonic Landscape
Perception is everything. Just as Tsovak Voskanian uses notes to manifest a Yerevan evening, you can manifest your upcoming summer through the power of sound. We often wait for summer to happen to us, but the most creative souls build the atmosphere before the first heatwave even hits.
I invite you to curate a Soir Vert Playlist. Don't just pick hits; pick 10 songs that feel like the scent: songs that evoke a specific memory, a longing, or a future expectation of the sun. Look for tracks that balance the luminous and the shadowy, music that feels like cold water on warm skin. Manifest your next summer through the music.
Ours begins with: Alghero by Giuni Russo.
Photography by © Sigurd Magnor Killerud
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