RENAE is a luxury niche perfume maison producing small-batch handcrafted fragrances using premium natural ingredients including Bulgarian Damask Rose, Cambodian Oud and Haitian Vetiver.

Oud — also known as agarwood — is a rare, dark resin produced inside Aquilaria trees and one of the most precious perfume ingredients in the world, often worth more per gram than gold.

How long does RENAE perfume last?

RENAE fragrances are formulated at high concentrations for maximum longevity. Lumière (EDP) lasts 6–8 hours, Nuit Rose (EDP Intense) lasts 10–12 hours, and Velours Noir (Extrait) lasts 14–18 hours.

What makes RENAE a niche perfume brand?

RENAE produces fragrances in small batches using premium natural ingredients, with artistic rather than commercial briefs. Concentrations are higher than mainstream brands and every composition is built around a specific human emotion or memory.

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Velours Noir

Extrait de Parfum

"For the rare few who leave an impression."

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes

Black PepperCardamomAldehydes

Heart Notes

Black IrisSmoked VetiverLabdanum

Base Notes

Dark MuskAmbergrisOakmoss

Longevity

14–18 hours

Sillage

Powerful

Season

Autumn · Winter

Occasion

Evening · Special occasions · Power dressing

This fragrance is for —

The Quiet Force

Velours Noir is for those who understand that the most commanding presence is the silent kind. Those who do not need to announce themselves. Whose gravity is felt before it is seen. This is not a fragrance for everyone — and that is precisely the point.

When to Wear

High-stakes moments — Boardrooms, openings, evenings where presence matters. Applied with restraint.

Winter evenings — Cold air and dark hours are its natural habitat. It was made for them.

Occasions of consequence — The fragrance you wear when you want to be completely, unmistakably yourself.

The Story

Velours Noir began as an obsession with silence. The kind of presence that needs no introduction — that occupies a room without entering loudly.

The composition is built around Black Iris, one of the rarest and most complex raw materials in French perfumery. Iris requires up to three years of root aging before extraction, which produces an almost powdery, suede-like accord unlike any other flower.

This sits on a bed of smoked Haitian Vetiver — earthy, rooty, deeply masculine in the traditional sense — which is then wrapped in layers of Dark Musk that seem to change character on different skin types.

Velours Noir is not for everyone. But for those it belongs to, there is nothing else.

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