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Original designation: Mousse chêne ABS LA 4414
Evernia prunastri
Oakmoss absolute is a complete landscape in miniature—damp bark, cool mineral air, seaweed, leather and smoke folded into one long-lived green shadow. Its power is not only its scent, but the way it makes an entire formula feel more natural and dimensional.
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1 g
€33
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In perfumery vocabulary, Oakmoss Absolute LA 4414 is associated with earthy, woody, mossy, marine, leathery and smoky. Its creative role is a deep base-note material with architectural presence, giving structure and character to complex accords.
In the organ, use it to build found a classical chypre, enrich give fougeres depth and introduce naturalise woody bases. As base note, it offers signature rather than mere theme.
Absolute extraction preserves a broad, saturated portrait of the source. Traditionally, fragrant biomass is first solvent-extracted and the resulting concrete or resinoid is purified with alcohol, giving perfumers a dense material rich in less-volatile facets.
A vintage material for contemporary creation
Preserved within the Maison Orris collection assembled by 2006, this material opens a door to an earlier era of perfumery. An uncommon voice from legendary perfumery heritage, made for mature, daring compositions—a scent from the past, ready to inspire something entirely new.
Collection connections
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-177
Mousse chêne ABS
Evernia prunastri
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Oakmoss Absolute brings earthy, woody and mossy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-004
Mousse chêne ABS Adriatique ABS Brune
Evernia prunastri
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Adriatic Oakmoss Absolute, Brown Grade brings earthy, woody and mossy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-178
Mousse chêne ABS LA
Evernia prunastri
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Oakmoss Absolute LA brings earthy, woody and mossy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-180
Mousse chêne ABS TL
Evernia prunastri
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Oakmoss Absolute TL brings earthy, woody and mossy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
