The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
The name is the concept. 32 degrees, that precise moment when heat stops being pleasant and becomes something you feel pressed against. Vincent Ricord built 32° around a single obsession: the hour when summer stops being a backdrop and becomes the main event. Not the golden morning of it. The thick, inescapable afternoon. The idea was to trap that feeling in a bottle, the slightly altered state of being fully inside a season, when the air itself has weight. The 95% natural formula matters here because Ricord wanted the heat to feel earned, not synthesized. Real materials hold heat differently. They respond to your skin the way actual summer does, unpredictably, intimately, with memory.
The structure is a study in controlled overwhelm. Top notes of pear and freesia arrive cool, almost refreshing, the brief mercy before the main event. Then tuberose takes the stage and doesn't share it. Honeysuckle and ylang-ylang join in, but this is tuberose's show. The coconut and cashmere wood don't fight the florals; they frame them, give the intensity somewhere soft to land. What makes this composition work is that counterpoint, the cool opening, the overwhelming heart, the warm, suede-soft base. It's a complete arc. The 95% natural ingredients mean the tuberose smells real rather than accusatory, creamy rather than synthetic-sharp.
The evolution
The opening hits immediately, neroli and freesia cutting through with that clean, citrus-adjacent brightness. Pear adds an almost effervescent quality, like biting into a ripe one on a hot day. The coolness lasts maybe fifteen minutes. Then the florals take over, and they don't apologize for it. Tuberose arrives bold and creamy, honeysuckle threading sweetness through it, ylang-ylang adding tropical depth. The coconut note is present but doesn't announce itself, it softens the tuberose's sharper edges. This heart phase lasts. And lasts. The suede and white musk in the base begin their slow emergence, blending with the lingering florals until the composition becomes something skin-close and intimate. The Palo Santo adds a subtle smoke, a whisper of something more complex beneath the sweetness. By the end, eight to ten hours later, what's left is warm, soft, barely there. The memory of wearing it rather than the thing itself.
Cultural impact
As a 2025 release, 32° arrives at a moment when wearers are seeking intensity without obviousness, fragrance that performs on skin rather than announcing itself across a room. The strong sillage and longevity profile answers a specific demand: presence that lasts. Among white floral extraits, it occupies a particular position, unapologetic in its tuberose dominance, softened just enough by pear to remain approachable.
The House
OrmaieOrmaie is a Paris‑based perfume house that creates fragrances from natural raw materials. Founded by mother‑son duo Marie‑Lise Jonak, a veteran fragrance consultant, and Baptiste Bouygues, a former Louis Vuitton and Givenchy perfumer, the brand blends a respect for classic French perfumery with a contemporary, narrative‑driven approach. Each scent is presented as an extrait de parfum, emphasizing concentration and longevity, and the line includes works such as 32° Extrait (2025) and Tableau Parisien (2022).
The Creator
Vincent RicordRicord crafts at the intersection of tradition and modernity, balancing classical technique with contemporary sensibility. His work for houses including D'Orsay, Sisley Paris, Lalique, Miller et Bertaux, Welton London, and Haute Fragrance Company demonstrates range across styles.
