The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Vivi arrived in 2025 from Comporta Perfumes, composed by Stéphanie Bakouche. The brief was polished without sounding severe, and the published description points to creamy tuberose, vibrant passion fruit, and the effortless refinement associated with old money. The name carries the same easy confidence: Vivi feels less like a label and more like a mood, someone who enters without announcing the entrance. That idea lives in the composition itself. Citrus brings the brightness, tuberose gives the perfume its creamy floral shape, and leather and oud add a darker, more composed finish. Nothing about Vivi needs to shout. It has a quieter kind of authority, built for long lunches, late appointments, and anywhere polish matters more than spectacle.
The interesting part is the tension between freshness and finish. Bergamot, lemon, orange, mint, and rosemary create a clean, sparkling opening, while tuberose and osmanthus absolute introduce a creamy floral center with powdery depth. That brightness doesn't feel accidental against the richer base. Cedarwood, leather, and oud give Vivi structure, so the composition can move from sunlit citrus to something deeper without losing its composure. The result is floral, woody, and slightly contrasting: a polished scent with enough green energy to avoid feeling formal or static.
The evolution
The opening is all movement: bergamot, lemon, orange, mint, and rosemary arrive like a breeze cutting through an open window. Sharp citrus and cool green notes give Vivi its first impression of ease, bright and clean rather than loud. As the fragrance settles, creamy tuberose and osmanthus absolute soften that brightness into a floral heart. The powdery white-floral character gives the composition its old-money polish, but the mint and rosemary keep enough herbal snap to stop it becoming too polished to be fun. Then the base makes its move. Cedarwood adds a measured woody grain, leather brings a close, suede-like warmth, and oud gives the drydown a darker, smoky edge. By the later hours, Vivi no longer reads as citrusy or overtly floral. It becomes a quiet arrangement of creamy petals, wood, leather, and smoke. On skin, the most persistent impression is the leathery-woody base, with tuberose still hovering softly above it. Expect a composed 4-6 hour presence rather than an all-day performance.
Cultural impact
Vivi sits within Comporta's culture of atmosphere and memory rather than display. Its cosmopolitan, old-money register suits the house's broader appeal to people drawn to coastal quietude and quietly composed personal style. The release also extends Comporta's interest in contrasts: bright citrus and creamy florals sit beside leather and oud, bringing refinement without leaving the niche fragrance world looking inward.
The House
Comporta PerfumesComporta Perfumes is a Portuguese niche fragrance house that channels the unhurried elegance of Comporta, a coastal village south of Lisbon known for its rice fields, pine forests, and wild Atlantic shores. Founded in 2017 by Pedro Simões Dias, the brand presents itself as a vehicle for storytelling through scent, translating memories, landscapes, and moments into wearable compositions. The collection spans atmospheric orientals, breezy aquatics, and resinous compositions that reflect both the Mediterranean landscape and Dias's broader travels across Europe. The brand operates with a small but deliberate catalog, releasing fragrances at an unhurried pace rather than flooding the market with seasonal flankers. Comporta Perfumes occupies a distinctive position within the niche fragrance community by grounding its work in specificity of place while maintaining an understated visual identity.
The Creator
Stéphanie BakoucheStéphanie favors a transparent structure, often beginning with a clear top note that quickly reveals the heart. She reaches for natural absolutes—rose de mai, jasmine sambac, and Tunisian orange blossom—paired with subtle synthetics that extend longevity without masking authen…
