Frederic Malle

En Passant

2000
Lilac after rain, captured in passing — the quietest voice in Frederic Malle's collection, an exercise in ephemeral beauty and deliberate restraint.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Toilette
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
lilac white musk cucumber wheat white heliotrope bread crust

Olfactory Structure

Family Floral
Evolution Linear
Sillage 2/10

Character

Moods

delicate serene nostalgic ethereal

Season

Spring

Occasion

Casual

Thematic Territory

Walking past a lilac bush after spring rain. A scent that exists in passing — you catch it, then it's gone. The beauty of impermanence made olfactory.

Era & Context

Deconstructed

Olivia Giacobetti's minimalism within Malle's maximalist house. Proved that Editions de Parfums could embrace whispers alongside shouts. A radical act of restraint in a collection built on excess.

Spiritual Links

Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau
8/10
Natural Purity Mood Convergence
Diptyque Do Son
7/10
Floral Abstraction Natural Purity Mood Convergence
Le Labo Bergamote 22
6/10
Natural Purity Mood Convergence
Diptyque Philosykos
6/10
Natural Purity Mood Convergence
Byredo Blanche
6/10
Minimalist Ethos Mood Convergence
Maison Margiela Bubble Bath
6/10
Mood Convergence Minimalist Ethos
Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia
5/10
Mood Convergence Floral Abstraction
Guerlain L'Heure Bleue
5/10
Powdery Nostalgia Floral Abstraction
Hermès Un Jardin sur le Nil
5/10
Natural Purity Mood Convergence
Acqua di Parma Colonia
5/10
Citrus Brightness Compositional Parallel
Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin
4/10
Mood Convergence Natural Purity
Jo Malone London Peony & Blush Suede
4/10
Floral Abstraction Mood Convergence
Chanel No. 19
4/10
Green Thread Floral Abstraction
Guerlain Jicky
4/10
Floral Abstraction Compositional Parallel
Chanel No. 5
4/10
Floral Abstraction Powdery Nostalgia
Issey Miyake A Drop d'Issey
4/10
Floral Abstraction Mood Convergence
Comme des Garcons Odeur 53
3/10
Era Defiance Minimalist Ethos

Influences

Absorbed from

Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau Both capture fleeting green-floral moments, but En Passant is even more ephemeral, dissolving almost as it arrives

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