Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
Visual artist: landscape artist/photographer Martin Hill.
The same way in which Martin goes to a sight and rearranges what nature left there into an installation, the perfumer rearranged some molecules and materials to put the beauty of a natural material into focus.
Also Martin aims to let his structures be absorbed back into natural chaos. Perfume evaporates into the environment in a similar fashion, beautiful but transient.
In Vanilla Shot all of the focus is on vanilla (natural, dark and balsamic). The concept of the perfume is inspired by a photo of a piece of Martin Hill's land art shot at dreamy dusk (below). The twigs used in the structure balanced over the lake are reminiscent of vanilla beans. The installation transcends two planes - liquid and ether and in the perfume vanilla spans the sweet and bitter corners of the scented universe. Vanilla Shot is not an ordinary sweet gourmand. In this perfume all nuances of natural vanilla get proper attention: balsamic, fruity, spicy, sweet and even leathery.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close, low-lit spaces where warmth and texture matter more than brightness: a coat collar, a quiet room, a late conversation. It gives off a smoky, resinous presence that feels intimate rather than loud, with vanilla softened by leather and whisky.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or evening air, where its smoky vanilla and woody resin can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly at first; as an extrait, it will sit close to the skin at the start and then bloom into a richer, more enveloping trail with warmth.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like vanilla with depth, contrast and a slightly shadowed edge rather than dessert-like sweetness. It will appeal to people drawn to resinous woods, leather, smoke and spicy compositions that feel polished, artistic and unisex.
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of contemporary perfumery’s most distinctive auteurs, known for compositions that feel textured, architectural and often slightly untamed. His work frequently balances spice, smoke, woods and resin with a naturalistic sense of movement, giving his fragrances depth and tension rather than polished sweetness alone. He is especially associated with complex niche creations that explore mineral, leathery, incense-like and woody effects, often with a vivid sense of place. That style aligns closely with Vanilla Shot’s darker take on vanilla, where balsamic warmth, smoke and leather push the note beyond gourmand territory.
Collaborators
Céline Verleure shaped the brand’s art-led brief, using a photograph as the starting point rather than a conventional marketing concept, and that visual-first approach defined the fragrance’s emotional direction. Martin Hill’s land-art image supplied the central metaphor, with its twig structure over water echoing vanilla beans and the idea of beauty dissolving back into nature.
Olfactive Studio’s story
Olfactive Studio builds fragrances from the meeting of contemporary photography and perfumery, treating each scent as an encounter between the eye and the nose. The house favors artistic freedom, genderless compositions and high-quality materials, with an emphasis on emotion, intuition and a distinctly modern niche identity.
Vanilla Shot’s concept
Vanilla Shot was conceived from a dreamy dusk photograph by landscape artist and photographer Martin Hill, whose land-art installation over a lake suggested the shape of vanilla beans and the tension between structure and disappearance. The perfume translates that image into a study of natural vanilla, focusing on its dark, balsamic, fruity, spicy and leathery facets rather than a simple sweet gourmand effect.
Extra info
The name and concept are built around a visual pun: the twig structure in Martin Hill’s land-art image resembles vanilla beans. The fragrance is presented as an extrait, underscoring its concentrated, more intimate style. Its vanilla focus is deliberately described as dark and balsamic, not gourmand.
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
Visual artist: landscape artist/photographer Martin Hill.
The same way in which Martin goes to a sight and rearranges what nature left there into an installation, the perfumer rearranged some molecules and materials to put the beauty of a natural material into focus.
Also Martin aims to let his structures be absorbed back into natural chaos. Perfume evaporates into the environment in a similar fashion, beautiful but transient.
In Vanilla Shot all of the focus is on vanilla (natural, dark and balsamic). The concept of the perfume is inspired by a photo of a piece of Martin Hill's land art shot at dreamy dusk (below). The twigs used in the structure balanced over the lake are reminiscent of vanilla beans. The installation transcends two planes - liquid and ether and in the perfume vanilla spans the sweet and bitter corners of the scented universe. Vanilla Shot is not an ordinary sweet gourmand. In this perfume all nuances of natural vanilla get proper attention: balsamic, fruity, spicy, sweet and even leathery.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close, low-lit spaces where warmth and texture matter more than brightness: a coat collar, a quiet room, a late conversation. It gives off a smoky, resinous presence that feels intimate rather than loud, with vanilla softened by leather and whisky.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or evening air, where its smoky vanilla and woody resin can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly at first; as an extrait, it will sit close to the skin at the start and then bloom into a richer, more enveloping trail with warmth.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like vanilla with depth, contrast and a slightly shadowed edge rather than dessert-like sweetness. It will appeal to people drawn to resinous woods, leather, smoke and spicy compositions that feel polished, artistic and unisex.
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of contemporary perfumery’s most distinctive auteurs, known for compositions that feel textured, architectural and often slightly untamed. His work frequently balances spice, smoke, woods and resin with a naturalistic sense of movement, giving his fragrances depth and tension rather than polished sweetness alone. He is especially associated with complex niche creations that explore mineral, leathery, incense-like and woody effects, often with a vivid sense of place. That style aligns closely with Vanilla Shot’s darker take on vanilla, where balsamic warmth, smoke and leather push the note beyond gourmand territory.
Collaborators
Céline Verleure shaped the brand’s art-led brief, using a photograph as the starting point rather than a conventional marketing concept, and that visual-first approach defined the fragrance’s emotional direction. Martin Hill’s land-art image supplied the central metaphor, with its twig structure over water echoing vanilla beans and the idea of beauty dissolving back into nature.
Olfactive Studio’s story
Olfactive Studio builds fragrances from the meeting of contemporary photography and perfumery, treating each scent as an encounter between the eye and the nose. The house favors artistic freedom, genderless compositions and high-quality materials, with an emphasis on emotion, intuition and a distinctly modern niche identity.
Vanilla Shot’s concept
Vanilla Shot was conceived from a dreamy dusk photograph by landscape artist and photographer Martin Hill, whose land-art installation over a lake suggested the shape of vanilla beans and the tension between structure and disappearance. The perfume translates that image into a study of natural vanilla, focusing on its dark, balsamic, fruity, spicy and leathery facets rather than a simple sweet gourmand effect.
Extra info
The name and concept are built around a visual pun: the twig structure in Martin Hill’s land-art image resembles vanilla beans. The fragrance is presented as an extrait, underscoring its concentrated, more intimate style. Its vanilla focus is deliberately described as dark and balsamic, not gourmand.