Mécanique Intuitive – Eau de Parfum

Les Eaux Primordiales – a perfume manufacture in northern France, founded by Arnaud Poulain in 2015, where minimalist industrial design meets French craftsmanship.

Mécanique Intuitive is warm, tobacco-sweet and a little decadent. Osmanthus and black tea open bright and faintly leathery, tobacco and rum meet at the heart, and tonka bean, Madagascan vanilla and leather lay down a soft, opulent base.

Mécanique Intuitive belongs to autumn, winter and the evening – dinner, a bar, long conversations in a leather armchair. Unisex and a signature scent for anyone who likes it warm and slightly decadent.

The brand describes it as a stroll through the salons of a grand Parisian hotel – and that is exactly how it feels: leather, a glass of rum, tobacco in the air. What wins us over is the osmanthus, which brings light to the composition and keeps it from turning heavy.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

What does Mécanique Intuitive smell like?

Of tobacco, rum and leather – opened by osmanthus and black tea, carried by tonka bean and Madagascan vanilla.

How does Mécanique Intuitive feel?

Like sinking into a velvet armchair in a hotel bar – warm, enveloping and with noticeable sillage. More statement than skin scent, but never loud.

When should you wear Mécanique Intuitive?

In autumn and winter, in the evening and for special occasions. Unisex.

Which fragrance might I like if I love Mécanique Intuitive?

Try Side Effect by Initio Parfums Privés – rum and tobacco meet there too, made spicier with cinnamon, saffron and sandalwood.

Still unsure? Discover Mécanique Intuitive as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.