Scent Stories: Blindfold by L’OBJET

For two decades, L’OBJET has built a reputation for craftsmanship that spans fine homeware and scent, each creation marked by precision, sensuality, and material depth. To mark its 20th anniversary, the brand introduces Blindfold, an Eau de Parfum unlike anything else in its fragrance library. Developed in collaboration with master perfumer Yann Vasnier, Blindfold is a bold step into abstraction—a scent that doesn’t evoke a place, but a sensation.

Blindfold is the first L’OBJET fragrance designed to be experienced without a direct visual or geographical reference. Instead, it asks the wearer to rely on imagination and instinct. It’s billed as a skin scent—warm, intimate, and designed to sit close. Think of it less as a statement and more as a whisper. Elad Yifrach, the brand’s Founder and Creative Director, describes it as "immediately cosy and enveloping."

The idea is rooted in sense deprivation. By removing sight, the wearer is invited to heighten their perception of touch, smell, and emotion. Blindfold conjures that familiar, sensual moment when crisp sheets still hold the warmth of the night before—a quiet, carnal comfort.

The composition supports that idea with care. It opens with notes of saffron, gardenia milk, and a subtle thread of tobacco—a warm, rounded entry that avoids sharpness. The heart of the fragrance is structured around suede and sandalwood, grounded by patchouli and cedarwood atlas. Together, they shape the scent’s tactile softness, something between fabric and skin. As it dries down, the base reveals its full intent: musk, animalic accords, tonka bean, and amber. This is where Blindfold finds its heat.

It took two years to formulate, and it shows in the cohesion of the elements. There’s no overstatement here. The ingredients are carefully balanced, lending the perfume a texture that feels more lived-in than composed. Vasnier’s work excels in sensual fragrance design, and here his instinct for restraint and balance pays off.

Blindfold is part of L’OBJET’s growing olfactive collection, which now includes six Eau de Parfums. While earlier scents like Kérylos or Bois Sauvage reference nature and time-specific memories, Blindfold stands apart in tone and intention. It represents an evolution in the house’s scent story—a fragrance that explores mood and intimacy rather than place.

For those who appreciate complexity rendered subtly, Blindfold offers a compelling proposition. It’s not about who notices it on you—it’s about how it makes you feel. That quiet confidence, worn close to the skin, is perhaps its most rakish quality of all.

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