Arpa Studios' second fragrance, Recedere, meaning "to withdraw" in Italian, draws its energy from the filtered light of the sun. An earthy cloud of cade wood and licorice unveils spicy cinnamon accents to reveal the full character of the hal wood lining the Belgian blue forest. Ancient resinous nails of styrax, cedar and patchouli then give way to a floral heart of nroli and apricot blossom lingering over the Belgian blue forest and its ground covered with delicate hyacinths in a purple so soft it approaches midnight blue. This perfume inspired the composer Erwan Sene to write the melodies "Quanta" and "Dull Orange Subject" (Part 1 and 2).
Barnabé Fillion, a self-taught French perfumer who learned from talented noses such as Christine Nagel or Victoire Gobin-Daudé, decided to found Arpa Studios in 2020, which takes its name from "arpa", the name of the precious musical instrument: the harp. A collection where synesthesia is in the spotlight: each creation associates an aroma with a landscape, a translucent color evoking a geographical memory, an auditory memory, or a material. The fragrances have inspired the composers Cyrus Bayandor, Erwan Sene and Joseph Schiano di Lombo for their melodies, conceived like frequencies.