Effrontè et Èvocateur

By Well-Sewn

Perfumes formulated & compounded by Chronotope’s Founder, Nose & Creative Director, Carter Weeks Maddox, from concepts developed & creative directed by Master Sommolier & Well-Sewn’s Founder & Lead Editor, Bryan Ergle. To learn more about Bryan & Well-Sewn, please visit the Well-Sewn website.

Perfumes in the 3E Collection aim for photorealism and interpretability first and foremost: they smell like exactly what their names say they will smell like, down to even the tiniest details. They also totally forgo the standard generic takes for perfumes of their type to offer truly unique, remarkably realistic wearing experiences. Such effects are achieved by the perfumes’ rather minimal formulas, which go heavy on world-class natural essential oils, concretes, CO2 extractions, enfleurages, resins, and absolutes, aided by an ultra-judicious use of precisely the correct synthetic molecules for the job at-hand. It’s a style of perfumery that differs drastically from my more experimental work for Chronotope—yet it’s one that I could only have engaged, much less achieved, via the familiarity with aromatic media and comfort conducting material experiments that creating for a brand like Chronotope demands.