This floral-gourmand accord is created with a perfect partnership of vanilla and patchouli base notes and jasmine and plum at the heart. The opening offers an exquisitely refined oriental accord with dates and pomegranate to conjure the glory of the Byzantine era.
Parfumeur : Luca Maffei
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Nea suits a wearer who likes their sweetness wrapped in polish rather than sparkle: a scent for close conversation, warm interiors and a composed presence that lingers without raising its voice. It feels richest when the air is still and the room can catch its plum, vanilla and resinous glow.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, Nea wears beautifully as an extrait with a restrained hand: one or two sprays are enough to let the fruit, jasmine and vanilla-patchouli base unfold slowly. In heat it can feel dense, but in cooler air it becomes smoother, more diffusive and more elegant on skin.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy sweet floral orientals with depth, especially compositions that combine ripe fruit, jasmine, patchouli and vanilla. It will appeal to lovers of opulent, slightly sticky gourmand textures and fragrances that feel plush, romantic and richly layered rather than airy or minimal.
Release year
2015
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for polished compositions that balance clarity with sensual depth. His work often moves between modern transparency and richer, more textured accords, which makes him a natural fit for a fragrance like Nea, where fruit, florals and resins are woven into a plush oriental-gourmand frame. For Jul et Mad, Maffei shaped Nea as an extrait with a distinctly opulent signature: luminous opening notes, a floral-fruity heart, and a dense, lingering base. The result reflects his ability to give a fragrance both structure and softness, keeping the composition refined even as it turns sweet and enveloping.
Collaborators
Julien Blanchard and Madalina Stoica-Blanchard developed the brand’s concept and brief, guiding Nea as part of the Les WHITE collection and its vision of ultra-luxe extraits inspired by lost civilizations. Their role was not just administrative: they shaped the historical and emotional direction of the fragrance, from the Byzantine theme to the house’s insistence on extrait concentration and artisanal French perfumery.
Jul Et Mad’s story
Jul et Mad builds its identity around extrait de parfum as a true perfume art form: concentrated, luxurious and deliberately removed from mass-market conventions. Founded by Julien and Madalina Blanchard, the house treats each fragrance as a chapter in a personal love story while drawing on French perfumery craftsmanship, rare materials and a strong narrative sense.
Nea’s concept
Nea was created as part of Jul et Mad’s Les WHITE collection, a series inspired by lost civilizations, and takes its name from the Greek word for “new church.” The fragrance evokes the Byzantine world through imperial imagery, refined oriental accents and the idea of a majestic palace garden, translating historical grandeur into a floral-gourmand extrait.
Extra info
Nea belongs to Jul et Mad’s Les WHITE collection and was released in 2015. It was a finalist for the Art and Olfaction Award in 2016. The fragrance is also offered in several formats, including a 50ml extrait and a 7ml travel spray.
This floral-gourmand accord is created with a perfect partnership of vanilla and patchouli base notes and jasmine and plum at the heart. The opening offers an exquisitely refined oriental accord with dates and pomegranate to conjure the glory of the Byzantine era.
Parfumeur : Luca Maffei
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Nea suits a wearer who likes their sweetness wrapped in polish rather than sparkle: a scent for close conversation, warm interiors and a composed presence that lingers without raising its voice. It feels richest when the air is still and the room can catch its plum, vanilla and resinous glow.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, Nea wears beautifully as an extrait with a restrained hand: one or two sprays are enough to let the fruit, jasmine and vanilla-patchouli base unfold slowly. In heat it can feel dense, but in cooler air it becomes smoother, more diffusive and more elegant on skin.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy sweet floral orientals with depth, especially compositions that combine ripe fruit, jasmine, patchouli and vanilla. It will appeal to lovers of opulent, slightly sticky gourmand textures and fragrances that feel plush, romantic and richly layered rather than airy or minimal.
Release year
2015
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for polished compositions that balance clarity with sensual depth. His work often moves between modern transparency and richer, more textured accords, which makes him a natural fit for a fragrance like Nea, where fruit, florals and resins are woven into a plush oriental-gourmand frame. For Jul et Mad, Maffei shaped Nea as an extrait with a distinctly opulent signature: luminous opening notes, a floral-fruity heart, and a dense, lingering base. The result reflects his ability to give a fragrance both structure and softness, keeping the composition refined even as it turns sweet and enveloping.
Collaborators
Julien Blanchard and Madalina Stoica-Blanchard developed the brand’s concept and brief, guiding Nea as part of the Les WHITE collection and its vision of ultra-luxe extraits inspired by lost civilizations. Their role was not just administrative: they shaped the historical and emotional direction of the fragrance, from the Byzantine theme to the house’s insistence on extrait concentration and artisanal French perfumery.
Jul Et Mad’s story
Jul et Mad builds its identity around extrait de parfum as a true perfume art form: concentrated, luxurious and deliberately removed from mass-market conventions. Founded by Julien and Madalina Blanchard, the house treats each fragrance as a chapter in a personal love story while drawing on French perfumery craftsmanship, rare materials and a strong narrative sense.
Nea’s concept
Nea was created as part of Jul et Mad’s Les WHITE collection, a series inspired by lost civilizations, and takes its name from the Greek word for “new church.” The fragrance evokes the Byzantine world through imperial imagery, refined oriental accents and the idea of a majestic palace garden, translating historical grandeur into a floral-gourmand extrait.
Extra info
Nea belongs to Jul et Mad’s Les WHITE collection and was released in 2015. It was a finalist for the Art and Olfaction Award in 2016. The fragrance is also offered in several formats, including a 50ml extrait and a 7ml travel spray.