Filippo Sorcinelli Ne Il Giorno Ne L’Ora Extrait de Parfum

Ne Il Giorno Ne L’Ora, Neither the Day Nor the Hour, confronts the height of human emotion: fear. Inspired by the Gospel of Matthew’s parable of the ten virgins, it evokes readiness, desire, and the uncertainty of what lies beyond our control.

The story – which also gives the fragrance its name – tells of ten women who save oil for their lamps while awaiting a bridegroom; only five, the wise, join the wedding, while the others are shut out. Though all fell asleep, the wise were ready to wake and rejoice. We read in Matthew: "stay awake, therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour".

In essence, the parable is about preparedness and the call to vigilance. Beyond biblical inspiration, the fragrance explores fear on a deeper level: the allure of danger, the tension between desire and dread, and the seductive power of the uncontrollable. It embodies destruction, silence, and introspection, while hinting at the hidden eroticism and chaotic impulses that fear can awaken. This is the world of Nietzschean ‘amor fati’ and Heidegger’s authentic being in the face of contingency and fate. It is about freedom.

Packaged in line with the UNUM aesthetic, the silver-labeled bottle is enclosed in a black velvet bag, sealed under a cold transparent film and heat-shrunk sheath, requiring the included scissors to open. The scent mirrors humanity’s confrontation with mortality and the shadowy, unspoken depths of the soul - where fear, desire, and the impossible intermingle, revealing the contradictions at the core of our existence.