The Paris of the late 1920s, with its affinity for African art and culture, and its enthusiasm for its music and dance, served as inspiration for this vetiver-based fragrance. Ben Gorham sought to create a warm and romantic interpretation of vetiver, a blend of Parisian avant-garde and African culture. A fragrance dynamic and unique in its expression and statement, reflecting the euphoric and excessive lifestyle of the time in all its intensity.
Bal d'Afrique is an unusual and atypical vetiver fragrance. Citrusy and exotic in its top notes, the fragrance develops an exceptionally pleasant and flattering heart, which extends even further into the base: an airy, aromatic spice, undefined, in harmony with floral notes, carried by a slightly woody and amber warmth, and accompanied by a subtly smoky, sweet vetiver. More aura than perfume, Bal d'Afrique masters the balancing act between unknown, exotic promise and the pleasantly familiar in a remarkable way.
