Studio Particulier – Extrait de Parfum

What We Do Is Secret – a French niche label from Paris that polarizes with provocative names and uncompromising extraits de parfum, rather than trying to please everyone.

Studio Particulier smells like suede and orris root on bare skin – ambrette seeds, bergamot and pink pepper berries open cool and faintly spicy, while violet and Iriseine de Laire meet earthy orris in the heart, before suede, blond woods and musk settle into a quiet, powdery base that feels like a second skin.

Studio Particulier works year-round, best worn whenever focus and quiet are called for – a unisex scent for still, intense moments rather than a grand entrance.

What makes Studio Particulier special to us: the story behind it – from Rodin's Paris atelier to Warhol's Factory to Studio 54, every era had its own place of transformation, and that same sense of concentrated creativity runs through Emilie Coppermann's composition of suede and orris.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this scent.

What does Studio Particulier smell like?

Leathery and powdery: ambrette seeds and bergamot up top, violet and orris at the heart, suede, blond woods and musk in the base.

How does Studio Particulier feel?

Close to the skin and restrained – more second skin than perfume, quiet rather than loud.

When do you wear Studio Particulier?

Year-round, best whenever focus and quiet are called for.

What else might I like if I love Studio Particulier?

A related leathery-powdery side can be found in Soap Club by Bibbi.

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