Sticky Fingers

A dimly lit room, the air thick with powdered leather and warm tobacco smoke, the kind that lingers on a jacket after a long night.

A glut of creamy patchouli spreads like melted chocolate over skin, rich and almost boozy, edged with a translucent spice that glows amber‑bright. As the room settles, the leather softens, the tobacco leaves unroll, and a hint of sweet, salty skin slips through, wrapped in a layer of velvety iris. The atmosphere feels rebellious but never frantic: a rock‑chic slouch in a fitted jacket, a languid evening where the music never stops and the mood stays dark, playful, and just a little bit dangerous.

Notes: Coriander, Cinnamon, Iris Butter, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Heliotrope, Musk, Castoreum, Leather, Tobacco, Tonka Bean

Francesca Bianchi Perfumes is the self-titled house of perfumer and founder Francesca Bianchi, an Italian creator who develops her emotional, sensual and intimate fragrances in her Amsterdam studio. Her extraits are conceived as perfume as art, composed with a strong focus on high-quality raw materials and a long, meticulous creative process for each formula, inviting wearers into a deeply personal and expressive olfactory world.

• Francesca Bianchi