The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Jimmy Bodin created Find Me in the Dark in 2021, and it shows what Jousset can do when the patisserie closes. The house built its name on ultra-gourmand fragrances, on notes you could almost eat. This one doesn't play that game. Instead, it reaches into something older and stranger: forest floor, dark fruit, the kind of earthiness that shows up only when no one's watching. The name says it all. Find Me In The Dark isn't a dessert. It's what you smell when you step outside after everyone's gone home.
The note structure is unusual for a reason. Blackberry and grapes give it an opening sweetness, but that's just the bait. The heart is where Jousset gets interesting: cypriol oil, also called nagarmotha, brings a tar-like earthiness that's closer to incense than fruit. Angelica flower adds a green, almost bitter quality. Amyris softens the blow with a warm, woody cream. By the time the base arrives, patchouli, fir balsam, oakmoss, the sweetness has been replaced by something deeper, darker, and surprisingly intimate.
The evolution
The opening hits fast. Blackberry dominates, with grapes underneath providing a thin, bright sweetness. There's also something damp here, wet soil, mineral richness, that catches you off guard. The top notes don't hang around long. Within 20 minutes, the heart takes over and the fruit pulls back. Cypriol oil leads: earthy, almost tar-like, with a faint medicinal quality from the angelica. Amyris keeps it grounded with a warm, woody softness. The base is where this fragrance lives. Patchouli anchors everything in dark, rich earth. Fir balsam adds a clean, coniferous note. Oakmoss brings that forest-floor quality, damp leaves, old wood, decades of rain. The blackberry never fully disappears. It lingers in the background like a memory. The sillage is strong but not overwhelming. It projects moderately and lasts 8-10 hours on most skin types. By hour three, it's close to the skin, a quiet, persistent presence that rewards proximity.
Cultural impact
Find Me In The Dark arrived in 2021 as a limited release, and the reception has been quietly enthusiastic. It's not the fragrance people expected from Jousset, no caramel, no vanilla, no comfort food. Instead: dark fruit, deep earth, resinous woods. For those who wanted to see what the house could do beyond the patisserie, this is the answer.
