The Girl from Ipanema

The Girl from Ipanema eau de parfum by Art Meets Art bottles the swaying stride of a stranger on the sands of Rio, a sun-warmed trail that leaves behind the same flutter as the first chords of a bossa nova.

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Art Meets Art The Girl from Ipanema Eau de Parfum

The Girl from Ipanema opens on a solar accord, as dazzling as a beach at high noon, with pink pepper played in three versions: a Firgood® extract, an essence from Madagascar and an essence from Brazil. This sparkling, faintly rosy trio comes alive against ginger, whose bright freshness gives the opening its syncopated rhythm.

The heart reveals a velvety Damask rose absolute, resting on Tahitensis vanilla, more floral and almost anise-like than its cousins. This rose and vanilla duo sets a languid sensuality that warms the composition without ever weighing it down.

In the base, tonka bean absolute from Brazil and Venezuela and Firgood® Planifolia vanilla unfold an ambery, faintly almond-like softness, which Brazilian rosewood anchors in a woody, mysterious depth. The trail then plays on two levels: a radiant projection on the surface, and a dense base that lingers on the skin long after she has passed.

Why we love The Girl from Ipanema ?

Written in 1962 in Rio de Janeiro by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, Garota de Ipanema turned bossa nova into a worldwide phenomenon. Carried by the rhythmic sensuality of Brazilian guitar, the song celebrates the lasting impression left by a beautiful stranger who walks by without looking back.

To translate it into scent, Art Meets Art turned to Fabrice Pellegrin, who spent part of his adolescence in Brazil, between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and kept from those years a deep attachment to bossa nova, which has become a true ritual in his creative work.

The Girl from Ipanema by Art Meets Art Fragrance Notes

• Top notes: Solar Accord, Firgood® Pink Pepper, Madagascar Pink Pepper Essence, Brazilian Pink Pepper Essence, Ginger Essence
• Heart notes: Damask Rose Absolute, Tahitensis Vanilla
• Base notes: Tonka Bean Absolute (Brazil and Venezuela), Firgood® Planifolia Vanilla, Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) NaturePrint®

The Girl from Ipanema was composed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin.

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