It's back! The bad boy of fragrances, Bandit, has been restored to its former glory and is back by popular demand.
In 1944, Robert Piguet caused a sensation with a daring couture collection that today would be more expected from Rei Kawakubo with Comme des Garçons: Shortly before the end of World War II, Piguet covered his models in masks and had them walk down the catwalk wielding fake revolvers and swords. The fragrance created especially for this avant-garde show was Bandit, created by legendary perfumer Germaine Cellier. Cellier became an icon for her creations Bandit and Fracas, which are considered olfactory milestones and classics of the art of perfumery.
Bandit is a composition that was light years ahead of its time – and to this day, the fragrance has lost none of its unmistakable boldness. Radiant green, iridescent, a carpet of moss in the middle of a forest. Wafting smoke and rich leather transform the surrounding woods into a legendary forest full of mystery, illuminated only by the lucid sparkle of delicate orange blossoms.
Due to recent IFRA regulations, Aurélien Guichard took up the great legacy and created Bandit Suprême, a worthy and contemporary successor to the original Bandit. As expected, it found many friends, but some enthusiasts around the world mourned the loss of their olfactory revolutionary. So Calice Becker was commissioned to revisit the DNA of the original – the result: Bandit, as close as possible to the original, so that it seems to be nothing less than its identical twin.
Unconventional, provocative, and progressive – Bandit, the perfume world's favorite rogue, remains a fragrant enfant terrible.
