In Chinese culture, the snake represents transformation, intelligence, patience, wisdom, and mystery.

The number 8 suggests the symbol of infinity. A leap into the infinite.

Nothing could be more inspiring than working with these two values, added to a great country with a millennia-old history, with its specific and distinctive characteristics.

With his 8, the creator embarks on a new land of symbols, imagination, and courage.

“This creation, this 'ruby and gold' snake, offers me a new starting point, the possibility to express my attraction to adventure, the one that leads to the Far East, to an ancestral China with very distinct formulas. This perfume is a controlled extravagance, it is theatrical.

I wanted a fragrance with strong and powerful accents, but also slow and traditional. I immersed myself in a kind of personification, wearing many hats, those of a warrior, a wise man, a courtesan, like an actor in a film, as if I were involved in the use of perfumes that seemed stereotyped.

This new snake is a kind of joyful introspection, a carnival, an anthology of preconceived ideas that had to be brought together without forcing them.

This 8 is a new freedom, a kind of love transfer. It is an oath, a promise kept, an act of extreme kindness." - Stéphane Humbert Lucas

Format: EdP 50ml

Perfumer: Stéphane Humbert Lucas

Electrocution: Bergamot - Yuzu - Madagascar Cypress - Hibiscus - Cinnamon Leaf

Metamorphosis: Ho Wood (Camphor Wood) - Enamel accord - Marco Polo Tea - Strawberry Tree - Cherry Blossom - Peony

Quintessence: Leathery Saffron - Tonka Bean - Amber Xtreme - Sandalwood - Vanilla infusion

Olfactory family:

Oriental

Woody