For Cocoa Kimiya, perfumer Marie Salamagne was inspired by the French artist Pierre Soulages’ walnut stain paintings. Soulages saw light as a work material, allowing his signature black to emerge from darkness and into brightness, becoming a luminous colour. Cocoa Kimiya reverses that transition, with a rum fudge opening shadowing into cardamom, then blackening into cocoa. “Kimiya” comes from the Arabic word for alchemy, which is much in evidence in the transformative magic of this extrait.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its sweetness and leathered darkness can unfold without feeling loud. It suits a wearer who wants a warm, almost edible richness with a shadowy edge, leaving a sensual trace rather than a bright announcement.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, Cocoa Kimiya Extrait benefits from a light hand: one or two sprays are enough for its dense cocoa, spice and leather facets to bloom. On skin it feels plush and intimate; in the air it reads darker and smokier, with the extrait concentration giving it a slow, lingering trail.
Who it’s for
For those who like gourmand scents with depth, spice and a darker, more textured finish. It will appeal to wearers drawn to cocoa, leather and woody compositions that feel sensual, artistic and slightly untamed rather than sugary or transparent.
The nose
Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at dsm-firmenich known for compositions with texture, warmth and a polished sense of contrast. Her work often balances generous materials with a refined structure, giving fragrances a tactile, almost fabric-like depth. For Atelier des Ors, Salamagne has become a key creative partner, shaping scents that feel artistic yet wearable, with a particular gift for turning inspiration from art and travel into rich, modern compositions. Cocoa Kimiya fits that approach: a transformation built from sweetness, spice and darkness, rendered with her signature elegance.
Collaborators
Jean-Philippe Clermont, founder of Atelier des Ors, shaped the house’s artistic direction and its alchemical, gold-infused identity; the fragrance sits within that vision of perfume as crafted adornment and sensory art. The product concept also draws on the dialogue between Clermont’s brand universe and Marie Salamagne’s composition, with the artist Pierre Soulages serving as the visual inspiration behind the scent’s play of darkness and light.
Atelier des Ors’s story
Atelier des Ors treats perfume as an object of craftsmanship and emotion, combining French savoir-faire, artistic references and a distinctive use of gold. The house leans into slow perfumery, rare materials and refined textures, creating fragrances that feel cultivated, luminous and deliberately composed rather than trend-driven.
Cocoa Kimiya Extrait’s concept
Cocoa Kimiya was conceived as an olfactory response to Pierre Soulages’ walnut-stain paintings, translating his movement from darkness toward light into a fragrance that reverses the gesture: from rum-fudge sweetness into cardamom and finally into cocoa-black depth. The name Kimiya, from the Arabic word for alchemy, underscores the idea of transformation at the heart of the composition.
Extra info
The name Kimiya comes from the Arabic word for alchemy, a fitting reference for a fragrance built around transformation. The concept is tied to Pierre Soulages’ black-on-light paintings, and the composition is presented as an extrait, emphasizing richness and depth.
For Cocoa Kimiya, perfumer Marie Salamagne was inspired by the French artist Pierre Soulages’ walnut stain paintings. Soulages saw light as a work material, allowing his signature black to emerge from darkness and into brightness, becoming a luminous colour. Cocoa Kimiya reverses that transition, with a rum fudge opening shadowing into cardamom, then blackening into cocoa. “Kimiya” comes from the Arabic word for alchemy, which is much in evidence in the transformative magic of this extrait.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its sweetness and leathered darkness can unfold without feeling loud. It suits a wearer who wants a warm, almost edible richness with a shadowy edge, leaving a sensual trace rather than a bright announcement.
How to wear
Best in cool weather or evening air, Cocoa Kimiya Extrait benefits from a light hand: one or two sprays are enough for its dense cocoa, spice and leather facets to bloom. On skin it feels plush and intimate; in the air it reads darker and smokier, with the extrait concentration giving it a slow, lingering trail.
Who it’s for
For those who like gourmand scents with depth, spice and a darker, more textured finish. It will appeal to wearers drawn to cocoa, leather and woody compositions that feel sensual, artistic and slightly untamed rather than sugary or transparent.
The nose
Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at dsm-firmenich known for compositions with texture, warmth and a polished sense of contrast. Her work often balances generous materials with a refined structure, giving fragrances a tactile, almost fabric-like depth. For Atelier des Ors, Salamagne has become a key creative partner, shaping scents that feel artistic yet wearable, with a particular gift for turning inspiration from art and travel into rich, modern compositions. Cocoa Kimiya fits that approach: a transformation built from sweetness, spice and darkness, rendered with her signature elegance.
Collaborators
Jean-Philippe Clermont, founder of Atelier des Ors, shaped the house’s artistic direction and its alchemical, gold-infused identity; the fragrance sits within that vision of perfume as crafted adornment and sensory art. The product concept also draws on the dialogue between Clermont’s brand universe and Marie Salamagne’s composition, with the artist Pierre Soulages serving as the visual inspiration behind the scent’s play of darkness and light.
Atelier des Ors’s story
Atelier des Ors treats perfume as an object of craftsmanship and emotion, combining French savoir-faire, artistic references and a distinctive use of gold. The house leans into slow perfumery, rare materials and refined textures, creating fragrances that feel cultivated, luminous and deliberately composed rather than trend-driven.
Cocoa Kimiya Extrait’s concept
Cocoa Kimiya was conceived as an olfactory response to Pierre Soulages’ walnut-stain paintings, translating his movement from darkness toward light into a fragrance that reverses the gesture: from rum-fudge sweetness into cardamom and finally into cocoa-black depth. The name Kimiya, from the Arabic word for alchemy, underscores the idea of transformation at the heart of the composition.
Extra info
The name Kimiya comes from the Arabic word for alchemy, a fitting reference for a fragrance built around transformation. The concept is tied to Pierre Soulages’ black-on-light paintings, and the composition is presented as an extrait, emphasizing richness and depth.