Mother’s Day brings gratitude, nostalgia, and perhaps a whisper of longing. Yet, beyond tradition, it offers a canvas for something new: a moment to honour not just mothers, but all the women who have cradled our spirits, steadied our steps, or sparked our courage. And a reminder, too, to mother ourselves — to care for what’s quiet within, to tend to our own becoming.
Fragrance speaks this language fluently.
Choosing a scent for someone is an intimate gesture — part instinct, part imagination. It’s personal. Reflective. A mirror to the wearer’s spirit. At Art de Parfum, each creation is more than perfume; it is a distilled expression of character, of mood, of moment.
So ask yourself: Who is she? A dreamer who roams the world? A quiet force of elegance? A spark of the unexpected? Let her essence guide you to the perfect vial.
For the woman who radiates joy — whose laughter is a burst of sunlight — Gin and Tonic Cologne captures her effervescence. This is summer distilled: a crisp, jubilant splash of lemon and grapefruit peel, fizzing with the aromatic bite of juniper berry, as if a gin and tonic were poured over ice on a sun-drenched afternoon. A thread of cool cucumber weaves through its heart, a green whisper that softens the zest into something effortlessly alive. It’s a fragrance as vibrant as she is.
Or perhaps she’s a riddle, a woman who defies convention with a glint in her eye. For her, Le Joker beckons — a daring, avant-garde creation that thrives on contradiction. This is a scent of shadows and light, where the powdery senteur of make-up meets the smoky curl of a cigarette, and salty ambergris dances with the rare, radiant Timur pepper. Spicy yet tropical, with glints of lemon and passion fruit, it’s a woody enigma that unfolds like a secret. Bold, mysterious, magnificent—she’ll wear it like a crown.
For the sensual sophisticate, whose every step exudes allure, Sensual Oud is a match made in reverie. This is no ordinary oud — its dark, resinous depth is lifted by the tender blush of pink rose and the herbal clarity of geranium. Clove and saffron weave a spiced warmth, embracing the velvety rose–oud heart. It’s a fragrance that smolders and soothes in equal measure, an intoxicating tribute to her magnetic grace.
If her soul is woven with romance, a dreamer lost in the poetry of the natural world, Encore Une Fois will carry her to distant shores. Inspired by the wild beauty of French Polynesia, this scent is a love letter to the ocean’s edge — bright bergamot and luminous orange flowers are grounded by the salty, mineral hum of ambergris; it’s the scent of mild morning light on wet sand. Beneath, smoky balsams and patchouli unfurl like twilight over a lagoon, evoking salt-kissed skin and the fading glow of a beachside day.
And for the woman who is a universe unto herself, rich with depth and duality, Excentrique Moi offers a symphony of contrasts. Sweet dried fruits, reminiscent of plum and wine, soften the tannic edge of black tea, while patchouli’s earthy darkness is pierced by a ray of lemon. Wormwood lends a bitter green flicker, like the glow of absinthe in low light. Beneath it all, woodsmoke curls in slowly, like a line drawn in charcoal — subtle, smudged, and quietly persistent. A scent of contrasts, layered and alive, like she is.
This Mother’s Day, let fragrance be your gesture — to the mother you love, or the one you’re learning to be. Who will you choose it for? Perhaps, this time, it’s you.