Etat Libre d'Orange Nostos Eau de Parfum

$462⁰⁰ NZD

Size

100ml 1ml Sample

Nostos in Greek means the return - that which is eternally impossible, which speaks to the heart and to the imagination; the return within the confounded space and time where hope remains. Nostos is the fundamental root of the poignant feeling called nostalgia, the pain of nostos. Here, perfume is the vehicle of the return to which one aspires in vain. Like an intense and deep incense that would have burned for three thousand years, the perfume celebrates the Homeric epic of that most beautiful of heroes, whose anger and its unpredictable consequences made the Trojan War.

Rose, incense, and oud in a nod to Achilles — duality of human and divine in one fragrance.

Notes

Oud Suede Turkish Rose Saffron Incense Ambrofix Georgywood Sandalwood Mandarin Orange Musk Jasmine

Wear profile

Longevity

Intensity

Best for Evening

Season Winter · Autumn

Details

Family	Woody Amber
Country	France
Perfumer	Jordi Fernández
Year	2023
Concentration	Eau de Parfum

Description

Fragrance Family:
Woody Amber

Notes:
Incense, Mandarin, Saffron, Turkish Rose Essence, Turkish Rose Absolute, Jasmine Absolute, Oud, Sandalwood, Georgywood (Cedar), Ambrofix, Suede, Musk

Concentration:
Eau de Parfum

Occasion:
Potent but not necessarily aggressive, oud and smoke wrapped around rose - with a long and tenacious trail. A standout signature, or an occasion perfume in overdose. Perfect for cool weather.

Made in France

Editor's Notes

Achilles is a complex hero with a double essence: divine through his mother, the goddess Thetis, human through his father, Peleus. He carries within him the beauty of duality, sometimes a fearsome warrior with powerful and penetrating musks – the extreme virility of the oud without which Troy cannot be defeated – and sometimes the femininity of the rose. Achilles is the violence and beauty found in the extraordinary diversity of humanity.

Spear or shield, this perfume too has a double nature, where the Greek hero is adorned with the attractions of jasmine and sandalwood. Art of war or love, the perfume approaches perfection in order to attack time, fight against our limited destinies and finally triumph over the merciless Greek gods with amber, saffron and incense.

Achilles will never return to his homeland. He knows this, and fights against this destiny, always torn by the desire of return, haunted by this pitiful weapon against fatality, by this nostalgia in which we see his humanity triumph. The scent of the most beautiful Greek hero, fragile and dangerous, forged by Hephaestus, the god of fire, to ensure victory.