About this item
Agape, in Greek philosophy, means unconditional love, and perfumer Daniel Josier built Thauy Agape Deluxe around that idea as the first release in a collection about resilience. Rose jam, grapefruit and cassia open this Eau de Parfum juicy and slightly spiced, an unusual top accord for a unisex fragrance. Vanilla bean, Cistus Incanus and jasmine crowd the center, sweet and resinous in roughly equal measure. Agarwood and ambergris form the base, giving the composition actual weight without tipping into heaviness. This Thauy Agape Deluxe Eau de Parfum is classed as a gourmand floral woody, it suits evening wear regardless of who's wearing it, warm enough for cold weather and layered enough to reward a second and third smell. The rose jam opening is an unusually concentrated, almost jammy interpretation of rose rather than the typical fresh rose accord, and it sets an intimate, personal tone that holds through the entire wear. Thauy's philosophy, built on emotional narrative rather than gendered marketing, comes through clearly in how deliberately unresolved the fragrance's identity stays, resisting easy categorization the same way its underlying concept resists a single, tidy definition of love, and it rewards repeated wearings more than a single passing sample ever could.