Tome 1 La Pureté

Zadig & Voltaire · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009

≈ $60 · 50ml · approx. retail

Tome 1 La Pureté was Zadig & Voltaire's debut fragrance, launched in 2009, built around a milky, almond-tinged patchouli heart over a warm sandalwood-amber-vanilla base. As the brand's first foray into perfume, it later split into gendered "for Her"/"for Him" editions in 2012 by the same perfumer.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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Perfumer

Nathalie Lorson

French · 80 in collection

Born in Grasse and now a master perfumer at Firmenich (dsm-firmenich), Nathalie Lorson trained at the Roure Bertrand Dupont school and is celebrated for rich, sensual blockbusters, most famously co-creating YSL Black Opium, for which she won the 2015 Prix International du Parfum.

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