IF by R.K. by the French perfume and cognac house, Frapin, is a warm, soft and woody perfume with a slight sweetness due to hints of fig, tonka bean and cinnamon.
R.K. are the initials of the historic British writer and poet, Rudyard Kipling. His famous poem “IF” was the inspiration for perfumer Anne-Sophie Behagel to create this perfume. With Kipling’s upbringing in Bombay, this fine fragrance is also an homage to India, and more precisely to the forests of the Karnataka region where the fascinating sandalwood, Mysore, grows.
Paragraph from IF by R.K.:
“If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!”
Cinnamon, Sandalwood, Black pepper, Guaiac wood, Ginger, Cashmeran, Patchouli, Tonka beans, Fig, Bergamot
Woody
Woody fragrances are full of character and indeed very woodsy. They can be warm, soothing and creamy, but also dry and spicy. Key ingredients are cedar wood, patchouli, sandalwood and/or vetiver. Oudh (agarwood), Palo Santo and guaiac wood have also joined the perfumer's palet, just like the fantastic synthetics such as Javanol or Iso-E-Super.
IF by R.K. - eau de parfum
Anne-Sophie Behaghel
Anne-Sophie Behaghel studied science and medicine in Paris before joining fragrance company & training centre, Cinquième Sens. She learned the ropes of perfumery under the wings of Monique Schlienger and has worked at Firmenich and Symrise until she co-founded her own independent perfume studio, Flair Paris, with Amélie Bourgeois.