Dryad Papillon Artisan Perfumes 2017

There are fewer and fewer current fragrances that I consider beautiful and valuable and therefore want to buy. The Papillon Artisan Perfumes brand is one of them, and to my great surprise I can confirm this even more after receiving a sample of Dryad.
The opening is green, moist and fresh, with all the nuances of galbanum coming through perfectly.
After a few minutes, the galbanum exudes its "toasty", slightly woody and resinous smoke.
The green aspects of the initial phase of the fragrance are enhanced by notes of thyme and sage.
Tarragon (a note I particularly love) adds a slight fermentation to the fragrance, a complex strength.
I could see how the tarragon note is present in all the chypre fragrances I love the most.
The initial phase has strong similarities with Chanel N 19 (galbanum) and Trussardi Action donna.
Then the galbanum softens its dominant aspects and a warm, powdery iris note comes into play. Obviously, iris is the best note to associate with galbanum!
Orange blossom and narcissus give the perfume a more floral aspect and make it "softer".
After the first hour, all the floral aspects of the fragrance are overpowered by a very strong and predominant resinous base.
Oakmoss, storace and benzoin make the fragrance warm, ambery, enveloping and slightly powdery.
The fragrance as a whole shows a great development: green at the beginning, floral after a few hours, resinous and ambery at the end.
The quality of all the notes is clearly very high and the raw materials used are predominantly natural, which are no longer found in today's perfumery.
Dryad, along with many of the brand's other fragrances, adds great value to this artisanal brand that still produces such rare fragrances with a vintage spirit.