Green
Leather
Woody
Notesimmortelleozonic flowerssandalwoodtuberosevanilla
Tags
#sexy
Style
unisex
Leaning against the bar of your argentine café you invited me to dance a tango. The wooden floor vibrated under the shock of our heels, and as you lent me backwards the sultry, spicy notes of your hot skin caressed my own.
Strength and sensuality. The duality of black and red. The fragrance evokes passion, energy, ardor and the languid spirit of dance. It is constructed around the immortelle (with the evocative latin name of “golden sun”) and opens with the strong, energetic scent of immortelle and indian tuberose absolutes. These are lightened by an aqua flora captive merged with the soft notes of sandalwood. At its base a magnificent, creamy, natural vanilla seals the romance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
An evening measured in tango steps rather than conversation: the dry, spicy edge of immortelle cuts through the warmth of close bodies, while tuberose and creamy woods soften the impression. Sebastian suits a deliberate, physically expressive presence—composed at a distance, sensual up close.
How to wear
Its spicy florals and creamy woody base suggest a natural fit for cooler weather or mild evenings. Start with one or two sprays on the upper chest or wrists, allowing the immortelle and tuberose room to unfold. In warm, crowded settings, apply lightly to keep the richer vanilla-and-sandalwood character from feeling too enveloping.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to florals with a dry, spicy counterpoint rather than straightforward sweetness. Sebastian bridges tuberose’s sensual richness and a green, leathery, woody aesthetic, making it appealing to lovers of textured compositions softened—but not defined—by vanilla.
Release year
2019
The nose
Pascal Gaurin is an IFF perfumer whose work combines technical precision with richly textured compositions. For Sebastian, he translated tango’s tension between discipline and abandon into an immortelle-centered fragrance, balancing assertive floral warmth with soft sandalwood and vanilla.
Collaborators
Carine Roitfeld shaped Sebastian’s creative brief, asking for a classic, nostalgic interpretation of Buenos Aires and tango that invoked Carlos Gardel. Working with Pascal Gaurin, she grounded the concept in contrasts of strength and sensuality, restraint and passion.
Carine Roitfeld’s story
Carine Roitfeld approaches fragrance as a personal signature and a form of imagined autobiography. Her debut collection, 7 Lovers, connects seven characters with seven cities, expressing sensuality without dividing fragrances into masculine and feminine categories. The emphasis is on a recognizable presence rather than conventional gender codes.
Sebastian’s concept
Sebastian emerged from Roitfeld’s long-developed 7 Lovers project as an imagined encounter in Buenos Aires. Tango supplied its central imagery: heels striking a wooden floor, close bodies, and the contrast of black and red. Roitfeld’s wish for nostalgic romance met Gaurin’s interest in the dance’s opposing forces of control and abandon.
Extra info
Sebastian takes its name from photographer Sebastian Faena, a close friend of Roitfeld rather than an actual lover. The romantic narrative is fictionalized. Its formula also includes Aqua Flora, a captive perfumery ingredient used alongside immortelle, Indian tuberose absolute, sandalwood and natural vanilla.
Notesimmortelleozonic flowerssandalwoodtuberosevanilla
Tags
#sexy
Style
unisex
Leaning against the bar of your argentine café you invited me to dance a tango. The wooden floor vibrated under the shock of our heels, and as you lent me backwards the sultry, spicy notes of your hot skin caressed my own.
Strength and sensuality. The duality of black and red. The fragrance evokes passion, energy, ardor and the languid spirit of dance. It is constructed around the immortelle (with the evocative latin name of “golden sun”) and opens with the strong, energetic scent of immortelle and indian tuberose absolutes. These are lightened by an aqua flora captive merged with the soft notes of sandalwood. At its base a magnificent, creamy, natural vanilla seals the romance.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
An evening measured in tango steps rather than conversation: the dry, spicy edge of immortelle cuts through the warmth of close bodies, while tuberose and creamy woods soften the impression. Sebastian suits a deliberate, physically expressive presence—composed at a distance, sensual up close.
How to wear
Its spicy florals and creamy woody base suggest a natural fit for cooler weather or mild evenings. Start with one or two sprays on the upper chest or wrists, allowing the immortelle and tuberose room to unfold. In warm, crowded settings, apply lightly to keep the richer vanilla-and-sandalwood character from feeling too enveloping.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to florals with a dry, spicy counterpoint rather than straightforward sweetness. Sebastian bridges tuberose’s sensual richness and a green, leathery, woody aesthetic, making it appealing to lovers of textured compositions softened—but not defined—by vanilla.
Release year
2019
The nose
Pascal Gaurin is an IFF perfumer whose work combines technical precision with richly textured compositions. For Sebastian, he translated tango’s tension between discipline and abandon into an immortelle-centered fragrance, balancing assertive floral warmth with soft sandalwood and vanilla.
Collaborators
Carine Roitfeld shaped Sebastian’s creative brief, asking for a classic, nostalgic interpretation of Buenos Aires and tango that invoked Carlos Gardel. Working with Pascal Gaurin, she grounded the concept in contrasts of strength and sensuality, restraint and passion.
Carine Roitfeld’s story
Carine Roitfeld approaches fragrance as a personal signature and a form of imagined autobiography. Her debut collection, 7 Lovers, connects seven characters with seven cities, expressing sensuality without dividing fragrances into masculine and feminine categories. The emphasis is on a recognizable presence rather than conventional gender codes.
Sebastian’s concept
Sebastian emerged from Roitfeld’s long-developed 7 Lovers project as an imagined encounter in Buenos Aires. Tango supplied its central imagery: heels striking a wooden floor, close bodies, and the contrast of black and red. Roitfeld’s wish for nostalgic romance met Gaurin’s interest in the dance’s opposing forces of control and abandon.
Extra info
Sebastian takes its name from photographer Sebastian Faena, a close friend of Roitfeld rather than an actual lover. The romantic narrative is fictionalized. Its formula also includes Aqua Flora, a captive perfumery ingredient used alongside immortelle, Indian tuberose absolute, sandalwood and natural vanilla.