YVRA L’Essence de Présence 1979

L’Essence de Présence features a number of Altena’s favourite ingredients such as bergamot, cedarwood and vetiver. Also enriching the formula is a line-up of earthier components like patchouli and the exotic guaiac wood, also known in Paraguay as palo santo, or sacred wood. In a world in which new niche scents are launched every week, Altena’s greatest challenge was to uncover a formula that balances effervescence with a comfortable complexity. In short, rather than create yet another iteration on the theme of the classic scents,