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Absent Presence Eau De Parfum

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Category: Eau De Parfum

Absent Presence Eau De Parfum

‘O absent presence, Stella is not here’

The fifth and final instalment of the Revenants collection draws inspiration from the Elizabethan poet Sir Philip Sidney. In his Sonnet sequence ‘Astrophel and Stella’ Sidney develops and captures the essence of a haunting… the presence of one that is always felt but never seen.

‘Now I, wit-beaten long by hardest fate,

So dull am, that I cannot look into

The ground of this fierce love and lovely hate,

Then some good body tell me how I do,

Whose presence absence, absent presence is;

Blesst in my curse, and cursed in my bliss.’

Comprising the highest level of natural ingredients of any BeauFort fragrance, Absent Presence explores its themes with typically ‘overdosed’ concentrations of violet leaf absolute, vetiver bourbon oil, smoky leather and black pepper oil. As with all the Revenants family, Absent Presence is presented as 30% Eau De Parfum.

Character: Dark; enveloping; waves.

THE WEARING EXPERIENCE

Top Notes: Bergamot, Galbanum, Pepper
Fresh, green, and fleeting felt but out of reach.

Heart Notes: Jasmine, Violet
Jasmine and violet bloom with intensity.

Base Notes: Leather, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Cedarwood
Warm leather, woods, amber and musk linger like a ghost on the skin, the violet heart returning in waves.

Perfumer: Julie Dunkley

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 7 reviews)

Alexander ★★★★★

It opens like a poem, that line about Stella echoing Sidney, and the scent itself feels just as layered—starts sharp, then settles into something almost melancholic on the skin. Wore it to a gallery opening and got two compliments without even asking. Lasts a solid six hours on me, which is rare for

Ella C. ★★★★★

The last installment of the Revenants collection has a melancholy that lingers for hours—exactly what I hoped from the Sidney inspiration. It's poetic without being precious, and the sillage is just right for a quiet evening.

Joshua P. ★★★★★

I’ve worn it three times now and each time it pulls a different mood from the same scent—it’s subtle but never faint. The way it settles into the skin after an hour is honestly the best part, like the back half of a poem you keep rereading.