The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
A Flutter of Hearts was composed by Paul Voulgaridis and released by Vanitas Parfums in 2025. The fragrance is presented as a love letter to tuberose and jasmine, with the floral heart placed inside a composition built around contrast. Sicilian tangerine and green mandarin create an immediate lift, while ginger and chamomile add warmth and a clean edge. The name suggests a quickening, a moment of connection, and that idea is carried by a scent that moves from citrus brightness into a lush floral center rather than remaining fixed in one register.
The striking part is the handoff between materials. Tuberose absolute brings a creamy floral depth that can feel dramatic, while jasmine keeps the heart buoyant and radiant. Violet leaf adds a green, leafy snap, and clary sage introduces a herbal softness beneath them. The base changes the temperature again, with benzoin and amber supplying warmth while musk, sandalwood, mimosa, and decalepis hamiltonii leave a powdery, woody trail.
The evolution
The first impression is bright and kinetic. Sicilian tangerine, green mandarin, petitgrain, ginger, and chamomile arrive like citrus peel lifted in moving air. Their edges are clean, with ginger bringing a fresh warmth that avoids heaviness. As the opening recedes, tuberose absolute, jasmine, violet leaf, and clary sage take over, replacing sparkle with a denser floral pulse. Tuberose gives the heart its creamy tension, jasmine makes it feel polished, and violet leaf keeps green leaves threaded through the petals. Later, mimosa and musk soften the florals, while benzoin and amber add a sweet resinous glow. Sandalwood and decalepis hamiltonii carry the composition into a drier, woody close. The final impression is a polished floral scent with warm depth, leaving a soft musk and powder in its wake.
Cultural impact
A Flutter of Hearts is presented as a fragrance for women, with a name that evokes the movement of petals, lightness, and romantic energy. Its composition reinforces that impression through a vivid opening of citrus and herbs followed by a softly textured floral heart. Tuberose absolute brings creamy tension, jasmine adds polish, and violet leaf threads a green, leafy character through the petals. Clary sage contributes a softly herbal counterpoint, while mimosa and musk smooth the transition into warmer materials. Benzoin and amber introduce a sweet resinous glow, and sandalwood and decalepis hamiltonii give the close a drier, woody shape.
The House
Vanitas ParfumsVanitas Parfums is an independent fragrance house founded in 2022 by perfumer Paul Voulgaridis. Working from Paris, the house presents fragrance as a precise and expressive discipline, balancing compositions built around distinctive concepts with a clear sense of atmosphere. Its catalogue spans leathery compositions, shadowed floral accords, layered accords, and scents inspired by place, travel, art, and narrative. Names such as Le Messe Noire, Cuir Insoumis, A Thousand Layers, A Dance of Shadows, Dance With the Devil, and Omukama reveal a house drawn to tension between shadow and light, sensuality and structure, individuality and shared cultural reference. For Silloria, Vanitas Parfums stands apart as a young label with an unusually varied portfolio and a name that evokes the transience of life through scent.
The Creator
Paul VoulgaridisVoulgaridis's style combines polished construction with expressive detail. His compositions often favor a clear central idea supported by carefully judged supporting notes, allowing facets to develop without losing their sense of direction.
