the haute perfumer Kilian Hennessy, the grandson and namesake of the cognac producer who founded the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group

 

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This is where the haute perfumer Kilian Hennessy, the grandson and namesake of the cognac producer who founded the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group, displayed a number of his luxury fragrances. According to Hennessy, one of the attractions of his perfumes is that they are designed to last. "These days, mass-produced perfumes have no staying power - you spray them on and within a few hours, the smell is lost," he says. "Because of the essential oils we use, and the way that they are blended, my fragrances have far greater longevity; you should still be able to detect them the next day, even after showering."
Hennessy's presence at the film festival saw him bring two new fragrances to the region - Back to Black and Straight to Heaven - both of which are part of his 10-strong L'Oeuvre Noire collection. He describes Back to Black as having a tobacco aroma, with hints of honey, while Straight to Heaven is "redolent of the heat of the Caribbean islands, thanks to ingredients such as nutmeg, hedione and Indonesian patchouli oil".