Contre Pouvoir – Brecourt – A niche perfume with licorice and vetiver

Top notes: Bergamot, grapefruit, cardamom
Middle notes: Licorice, mate, elemi
Base note: Vetiver, burley tobacco, ambroxan

Contre Pouvoir is a woody amber fragrance with clear edges. It starts fresh with bergamot and grapefruit, and the cardamom provides a dry spiciness that makes the opening more austere than sweet. After a while, the heart emerges with licorice and maté. It gives a bitter green note that feels mature and a little smoky, while elemi ties the whole thing together with a light, resinous warmth. In the base are vetiver and burley tobacco that provide stability and depth, and ambroxan makes the scent linger and feel close to the skin. This is a niche perfume that is especially suitable when you want something more marked – for evening, cooler weather and occasions where you want to smell distinctive but not too sweet.

Fragrance family: Woody amber (oriental)

This perfume is available in 50 ml but also as 2 ml and 10 ml testers if you want to try it before investing in a whole bottle.