Francesca Bianchi TYGER TYGER sublime oil

Tyger Tyger is a 2020 release from luxury niche perfumer Francesca Bianchi, who treats perfumery as "an intellectual process," inspired by "the power of what it means to be human, by the wish to connect with people’s inner life, the desire to spark an emotion in them and make them feel at home in their own bodies, offer solace, or just a quick fix for a bad day." Tyger Tyger, an Amber Woody fragrance, has a scent profile of honey, sweet, white floral, powdery, fruity, leather, woody, animalic, floral, and earthy notes.

Narcotic Flowers, Honey, Peach Jam, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Oud, Leather, Heliotropin

From Francesca Bianchi:

Accords: Chypre, fruity, woody
Mood: Dramatic, narcotic, mesmerizing

In a Post-Apocalyptic world, a survivor of a sophisticated and refined civilisation is wearing a shimmering, tailor-made dress walking through a smoky, obscure place.  The contraposition between Beauty and Terror is expressed by The Tyger by W Blake: the animal is incredibly charming and seducing, yet dark, terrible and dramatic. The perfume is the result of this striking and sublime combination, creating a unique, mesmerizing atmosphere.

The making of Tyger Tyger

The title is the incipit of a masterpiece of poetry, The Tyger by William Blake. 

“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”

In this composition I have been searching for the perfect balance between two opposite elements, and the expression of their clashing contraposition.
I had in mind a Post-Apocalyptic condition, where traces of a highly sophisticated and refined civilisation survived in the dark and fearful condition of a collapsed and destructured world.
Blake’s Tyger embodies both qualities I wanted to depict: sublime and irresistibly attractive from one side and terrible and scary from the other one. 

The ‘fearful symmetry’ – a character attributed to the tiger by W Blake – aptly represent this opposition of beautiful perfection and terror.

The perfume is built around an accord of narcotic white flowers with sweet-fruity facets, which includes also an absolute of Tuberose – like a prima donna, the protagonist of a dramatic piece, she’s the finest example of a refined civilization of a bygone world; in opposition to that, the base notes present different kind of woods, with some burnt and leathery qualities, referring to a post-apocalyptic scenario of destruction, mystery and darkness.

The result of these parts – which wouldn’t work individually – is a clashing, sparkling fragrance which gives me an exciting emotion of highly dramatic sophistication – the kind of contrasted sentiment that anything attractive arouses in me."

ABOUT THE SUBLIME OIL

This is an oil parfum, in splash form. You can use this oil as:

– Fragrance – light and alcohol-free;
– Body Oil;
– Hair scent;
– Fragrance Primer.

This multi-purpose oil is a non-greasy, smooth, lightweight formulation scented with the same concentrate used in Tyger Tyger Extrait – only in lower dose.

If you like Tyger Tyger Extrait but you find it too strong in performance, or not suitable for every occasion, you can use this Sublime Oil, which is an Oil-based Perfume. The scent is much more delicate and intimate, but it will accompany your day until the end!

This can also be used as a luxurious Body Oil. The formulation allows you to spread it easily and absorb it quickly, leaving a lovely velvety touch and a delicious scent all over your body. 

The plant-based carrier oil not only softens your skin but is also suitable for hair and beard, giving a satin-like sheen while nourishing it.  I also use it as a deep conditioning hair night mask.

Tyger Tyger Sublime Oil has a smoother, more subtle olfactory profile if compared to the corresponding extrait de parfum  – especially for the use of oil as carrier instead of alcohol.  The presence of oil makes it a perfect Fragrance Primer, to booster and enhance any perfume you want to apply on top of it.