Leather
Spicy
Unconventional
Notescardamomlabdanumleatherlimeoreganooudpatchoulirosemarysandalwoodvetiver
Tags
#animalic
#beast
Style
unisex
An iconoclastic perfume built around the aromatic intensity of oregano, an unexpected raw material that conjures sun-scorched leather. The opening salvo of this extrait is sharp and fresh: lime, cardamom and rosemary. As the oregano emerges, arid and fierce, it’s offset by creamy Australian sandalwood and smoky vetiver, adding tension and depth. The trail then turns darker, denser, with Indonesian patchouli, cistus labdanum and oud wood.
Perfumer: Céline Perdriel
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of someone who likes their presence to arrive before they speak: dry herbs, polished leather and a smoky edge that feels close to the skin but never softens into comfort. It suits intimate rooms, late light and a confident, slightly untamed mood.
How to wear
Best in cool to cold weather, when its aromatic opening and leathery base can stay crisp rather than blur. One or two sprays are enough for a strong extrait effect; it projects with a dry, smoky trail and settles into a darker, more textured skin scent over time.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy unconventional aromatics, leather-woods compositions and fragrances with bite. It will appeal to those who like herbal sharpness, smoky depth and a distinctly animalic, unisex profile with a modern niche edge.
Release year
2025
The nose
Céline Bourdoncle Perdriel is a senior perfumer at Cosmo International Fragrances and a recurring creative partner to Atelier Materi. Her style here is defined by contrast: she takes an unusual aromatic material and gives it structure, tension and depth rather than smoothing it into something familiar. With Black Oregano, she works in the language she is known for—clear materials, strong contrasts and a modern, tactile finish. The fragrance shows her interest in turning an herbaceous raw material into something more sensual and architectural, with leather, woods and oud extending the composition into darker territory.
Collaborators
Atelier Materi founder and creative director Véronique Le Bihan shaped the fragrance’s concept and positioning around the house’s material-led, contrast-driven vision, while Céline Bourdoncle Perdriel translated that brief into the formula. Their collaboration centers on turning oregano into an unexpectedly sensual extrait.
Atelier Materi’s story
Atelier Materi builds its perfumes around raw materials, treated with a contemporary, minimalist sensibility. The house favors precise compositions, tactile textures and a strong sense of contrast, often revealing familiar ingredients from an unexpected angle rather than polishing them into convention.
Black Oregano’s concept
Black Oregano was created as the fourth Extrait de Parfum in Atelier Materi’s extrait collection, with oregano as its central idea. The inspiration came from a bouquet of wild oregano brought back from Portugal, which led the perfumer to imagine the herb’s sunlit sharpness against leather, woods and oud. The result is conceived as a study in freshness and shadow, aromatic bite and sensual depth.
Extra info
Black Oregano is the fourth Extrait de Parfum in Atelier Materi’s Les Extraits collection. It is built around oregano, a note the brand highlights as rarely explored in perfumery, and comes in a dark blue bottle with a gold cap.
Notescardamomlabdanumleatherlimeoreganooudpatchoulirosemarysandalwoodvetiver
Tags
#animalic
#beast
Style
unisex
An iconoclastic perfume built around the aromatic intensity of oregano, an unexpected raw material that conjures sun-scorched leather. The opening salvo of this extrait is sharp and fresh: lime, cardamom and rosemary. As the oregano emerges, arid and fierce, it’s offset by creamy Australian sandalwood and smoky vetiver, adding tension and depth. The trail then turns darker, denser, with Indonesian patchouli, cistus labdanum and oud wood.
Perfumer: Céline Perdriel
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of someone who likes their presence to arrive before they speak: dry herbs, polished leather and a smoky edge that feels close to the skin but never softens into comfort. It suits intimate rooms, late light and a confident, slightly untamed mood.
How to wear
Best in cool to cold weather, when its aromatic opening and leathery base can stay crisp rather than blur. One or two sprays are enough for a strong extrait effect; it projects with a dry, smoky trail and settles into a darker, more textured skin scent over time.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy unconventional aromatics, leather-woods compositions and fragrances with bite. It will appeal to those who like herbal sharpness, smoky depth and a distinctly animalic, unisex profile with a modern niche edge.
Release year
2025
The nose
Céline Bourdoncle Perdriel is a senior perfumer at Cosmo International Fragrances and a recurring creative partner to Atelier Materi. Her style here is defined by contrast: she takes an unusual aromatic material and gives it structure, tension and depth rather than smoothing it into something familiar. With Black Oregano, she works in the language she is known for—clear materials, strong contrasts and a modern, tactile finish. The fragrance shows her interest in turning an herbaceous raw material into something more sensual and architectural, with leather, woods and oud extending the composition into darker territory.
Collaborators
Atelier Materi founder and creative director Véronique Le Bihan shaped the fragrance’s concept and positioning around the house’s material-led, contrast-driven vision, while Céline Bourdoncle Perdriel translated that brief into the formula. Their collaboration centers on turning oregano into an unexpectedly sensual extrait.
Atelier Materi’s story
Atelier Materi builds its perfumes around raw materials, treated with a contemporary, minimalist sensibility. The house favors precise compositions, tactile textures and a strong sense of contrast, often revealing familiar ingredients from an unexpected angle rather than polishing them into convention.
Black Oregano’s concept
Black Oregano was created as the fourth Extrait de Parfum in Atelier Materi’s extrait collection, with oregano as its central idea. The inspiration came from a bouquet of wild oregano brought back from Portugal, which led the perfumer to imagine the herb’s sunlit sharpness against leather, woods and oud. The result is conceived as a study in freshness and shadow, aromatic bite and sensual depth.
Extra info
Black Oregano is the fourth Extrait de Parfum in Atelier Materi’s Les Extraits collection. It is built around oregano, a note the brand highlights as rarely explored in perfumery, and comes in a dark blue bottle with a gold cap.