# The craft behind Grove Noir

Source: https://grovenoir.com/the-craft/

> Slow maceration, IFRA-compliant formulas and considered sourcing: how Grove Noir makes Cèdre Nocturne, a woody extrait de parfum for men.

Grove Noir makes extrait de parfum for men who prefer a fragrance that stays close. Every decision, from concentration to bottle, serves one idea: the forest, after dark.

## Extrait concentration

We compose at extrait strength, the highest perfume-oil concentration, so the woods unfold slowly and keep evolving for hours. It wears closer to the skin than an eau de parfum and lasts longer. Read more in our [guide to perfume concentrations](https://grovenoir.com/journal/perfume-concentrations-explained/).

## Four to six weeks of maceration

After blending, each batch rests for four to six weeks before filling. Maceration lets the materials marry: sharp edges soften, the cedar and sandalwood settle into one another, and the drydown becomes smoother.

## IFRA-compliant formulas

Every formula is composed and tested to current International Fragrance Association (IFRA) standards, the industry framework for safe use of fragrance materials on skin.

## Considered sourcing

Woods and resins are chosen for quality and traceability rather than volume. Where a natural material is endangered or unsustainable, we use a carefully built accord instead, as with our smooth oud accord.

## Heavy glass, solid walnut

Cèdre Nocturne is filled into a weighted glass flacon and closed with a solid walnut cap, presented in a black box embossed with tree rings. It is made to be kept.

Textured black board, embossed with the rings of an old cedar and finished in gold foil.

The flacon rests in a fitted cradle beside a card: _The forest, after dark._

[Discover Cèdre Nocturne](https://grovenoir.com/cedre-nocturne-extrait-de-parfum/)

## Quiet, architectural, worn close