Linden in the Air: How I Tried to Recreate a Scent That No Longer Exists

About the personal story of the missing Givenchy linden scent and the recipe for a delicate natural perfume inspired by memory.

Givenchy once released a fragrance called Light with a linden note. It was weightless, like fabric in the wind. No thickness, no sweetness, no desire to please. Just air in which the linden dissolved. It was a limited edition, and it quickly disappeared. But I made it in time — I bought it. And this smell remained in my memory, like June in the city: the linden blossoms, everything slows down, and you just live. Then the bottle ran out. And I tried to create something similar.

✿ How I collected my "linden aroma"

I wasn't looking for a copy. I was looking for the feeling of linden air . Light, warm, not floral - more like daytime.

What I used:

• Grape seed oil is the base

• Essential oils:

  • lime (green note of linden blossom) - 2 drops

  • neroli (tenderness and air) - 2 drops

  • honey (acacia absolute or benzoin) - 1 drop

  • bergamot - 1 drop

  • linden (if there is natural CO2 extract) - 1 drop (optional, rare)

How I assembled it:

1. I poured 9 ml of oil into a roller bottle.

2. I dripped the ethers one by one, sniffing after each one.

3. I let it sit in the dark for 5 days.

4. Then I applied it to my wrist on a warm day.

It wasn't "the" scent. But it reminded me of walking down the street in June, and I was wearing the scent of linden - like a feeling that everything would be.