''Bal d’Afrique is one of my earliest fragrances. At the time of its formulation, I was obsessed with the translation of memories into scent. At the same time, I felt confident enough to include an imaginary component. My father lived and travelled in Africa for about 10-15 years. I would read his diaries; the way he travelled on freight ships, met all kinds of different people… For me, this was the fantasy of arriving in Africa through somebody else’s words. Bal d’Afrique reflects that; it’s an imaginary journey as well as a complete celebration of how I see African culture and its influence.”
With a focus on beauty and fantasy, BAL D’AFRIQUE is Ben Gorham’s ‘love letter’ to Africa. Wanting to sum up and celebrate the reach and influence of Africa through time, particularly the way its myriad cultures have shaped dance, art and music, the idea of an imaginary event.
SKU No.: 4183214
Style No.: 962380
Use all over your body on wet skin, rinse thoroughly.
Aqua (Water), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Parfum (Fragrance), Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Decyl Glucoside, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ppg-26-Buteth-26, Peg-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Peg-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Sodium Gluconate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Coumarin.
''Bal d’Afrique is one of my earliest fragrances. At the time of its formulation, I was obsessed with the translation of memories into scent. At the same time, I felt confident enough to include an imaginary component. My father lived and travelled in Africa for about 10-15 years. I would read his diaries; the way he travelled on freight ships, met all kinds of different people… For me, this was the fantasy of arriving in Africa through somebody else’s words. Bal d’Afrique reflects that; it’s an imaginary journey as well as a complete celebration of how I see African culture and its influence.”
With a focus on beauty and fantasy, BAL D’AFRIQUE is Ben Gorham’s ‘love letter’ to Africa. Wanting to sum up and celebrate the reach and influence of Africa through time, particularly the way its myriad cultures have shaped dance, art and music, the idea of an imaginary event.
SKU No.: 4183214
Style No.: 962380