A deep black animalistic composition, with assertive leather notes.
Inspiration - A tribute to a fiery & impetuous horse.
Perfumer : Bertrand Duchaufour (2021)
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Corpus Equus suits close, deliberate settings where presence matters more than polish: a dim room, a leather jacket still carrying the cold from outside, a conversation that stays low and direct. It projects a dark, animalic confidence that feels intimate rather than decorative.
How to wear
Best in cool weather and evening air, Corpus Equus wears with more authority when the skin is not overheated. A light application is enough; the smoke, leather and birch tar open strongly and settle into a dense, long-lasting trail that feels richer at a short distance than up close.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to smoky leather, incense and animalic perfumes with a raw, uncompromising edge. It will appeal to those who prefer texture, darkness and character over freshness, sweetness or easy transparency.
Release year
2016
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of modern perfumery’s most distinctive auteurs, known for textured compositions that balance raw materials, smoke, woods, incense and unexpected animalic tension. His style often feels architectural yet visceral, with a strong sense of place and atmosphere. For Corpus Equus, Duchaufour leans into a dark leather register, shaping the fragrance as a tribute to a proud, impetuous horse. The result fits his signature approach: expressive, layered, and slightly untamed, with materials that feel alive rather than polished.
Collaborators
Naomi Goodsir shaped the creative brief through her tactile, fashion-led vision, treating perfume as an “invisible accessory” and building the scent around a noble raw material with texture and presence. Renaud Coutaudier is credited in the brand’s creative universe as a collaborator helping translate that concept into the house’s finished olfactory identity.
Naomi Goodsir’s story
Naomi Goodsir Parfums is an independent house devoted to handcrafted, characterful perfumery built around singular raw materials and strong textures. Its fragrances are chic but unconventional, genderless in spirit, and designed with a clear artistic point of view rather than trend-driven appeal.
Corpus Equus’s concept
Corpus Equus extends Naomi Goodsir’s tactile perfume language into a darker, more forceful register. Inspired by a fiery, impetuous horse, it was conceived as a deep black leather composition, with Duchaufour translating the image into smoke, birch tar and animalic depth. The fragrance sits naturally within the brand’s raw-material approach, where fashion, texture and scent are closely linked.
Extra info
Corpus Equus means “horse body” in Latin, a fitting name for a fragrance built as a tribute to a proud, impetuous horse. It is one of the house’s later signatures and is known for its deep black, leather-forward profile.
A deep black animalistic composition, with assertive leather notes.
Inspiration - A tribute to a fiery & impetuous horse.
Perfumer : Bertrand Duchaufour (2021)
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Corpus Equus suits close, deliberate settings where presence matters more than polish: a dim room, a leather jacket still carrying the cold from outside, a conversation that stays low and direct. It projects a dark, animalic confidence that feels intimate rather than decorative.
How to wear
Best in cool weather and evening air, Corpus Equus wears with more authority when the skin is not overheated. A light application is enough; the smoke, leather and birch tar open strongly and settle into a dense, long-lasting trail that feels richer at a short distance than up close.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to smoky leather, incense and animalic perfumes with a raw, uncompromising edge. It will appeal to those who prefer texture, darkness and character over freshness, sweetness or easy transparency.
Release year
2016
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of modern perfumery’s most distinctive auteurs, known for textured compositions that balance raw materials, smoke, woods, incense and unexpected animalic tension. His style often feels architectural yet visceral, with a strong sense of place and atmosphere. For Corpus Equus, Duchaufour leans into a dark leather register, shaping the fragrance as a tribute to a proud, impetuous horse. The result fits his signature approach: expressive, layered, and slightly untamed, with materials that feel alive rather than polished.
Collaborators
Naomi Goodsir shaped the creative brief through her tactile, fashion-led vision, treating perfume as an “invisible accessory” and building the scent around a noble raw material with texture and presence. Renaud Coutaudier is credited in the brand’s creative universe as a collaborator helping translate that concept into the house’s finished olfactory identity.
Naomi Goodsir’s story
Naomi Goodsir Parfums is an independent house devoted to handcrafted, characterful perfumery built around singular raw materials and strong textures. Its fragrances are chic but unconventional, genderless in spirit, and designed with a clear artistic point of view rather than trend-driven appeal.
Corpus Equus’s concept
Corpus Equus extends Naomi Goodsir’s tactile perfume language into a darker, more forceful register. Inspired by a fiery, impetuous horse, it was conceived as a deep black leather composition, with Duchaufour translating the image into smoke, birch tar and animalic depth. The fragrance sits naturally within the brand’s raw-material approach, where fashion, texture and scent are closely linked.
Extra info
Corpus Equus means “horse body” in Latin, a fitting name for a fragrance built as a tribute to a proud, impetuous horse. It is one of the house’s later signatures and is known for its deep black, leather-forward profile.