At a party on Paris's Rive Gauche, a woman's fur coat is lifted from her bare shoulders, exposing her neck to the candlelight. Aware of many eyes upon her, she pauses, smiling to herself, before emerging like a conqueror from the shadows. Frédéric Malle's Music For A While Eau De Parfum unveils a sensuous body of lavender that's warmed by patchouli, amber and vanilla, and transformed by notes of pineapple and mandarin. The music is in the detail. A childhood spent in Tangier close to natural ingredients gave Carlos Benaïm a taste for beauty. Training under legendary American perfumer Ernest Shiftan gave him boldness and bravado. As for the fact that he always comes up with these elegant accords, it must come from his mysterious inner compass. Top notes: lemon, mandarin, bergamotMiddle note: lavenderBase notes: patchouli, labdanum, vanillaTinted by a touch of pineapple