NOSTOS

By the incense, I remain

Nostos, from ancient Greek, means the return, the one we long for, the one we endlessly pursue, yet never truly reach.

Conceived as the vessel of this utopian impulse, this fragrance celebrates Achilles, the most radiant figure of the Homeric epic. The most beautiful heroes, incandescent and elusive, both fragile and formidable, a true embodiment of a profound duality, between power and vulnerability, violence and grace.

Imaginated by Jordi Fernández, this woody spicy creation embraces contrast. A fragrance built like a myth: dense, inhabited, traversed by a desire that never fully finds its resolution.

The opening shines with vibrant incense, lifted by the freshness of a mandarin accord and the spicy warmth of saffron.
The heart reveals a subtle tension between the delicate florality of Turkish rose and jasmine, and the dark, almost carnal depth of oud.
In the base, sandalwood and amber unfold an enveloping warmth, both soft and sovereign, like a lingering trace.

At the crossroads of war and love, Nostos explores opposites, a pursuit toward an unreachable elsewhere, where each note carries the memory of myth and the echo of an unfulfilled desire

Top notes: Incense Essence​, Essence of Mandarin​, Saffron
Heart notes: Turkish Rose Essence and Absolute​, Jasmine Absolute​, Oud Accord
Base notes: Sandalwood Incense, Georgywood, Ambrofix, Suede​, Musk

ALCOHOL DENAT., PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), AQUA (WATER), LIMONENE, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA PEEL OIL, TRIMETHYLCYCLOPENTENYL METHYLISOPENTENOL, CITRONELLOL, LINALYL ACETATE, PINENE, LINALOOL, VANILLIN, COUMARIN, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, BENZYL BENZOATE, GERANIOL, TERPINOLENE, JASMIN OIL EXTRACT, GERANYL ACETATE, BENZYL CINNAMATE, CITRAL, ALPHA-TERPINENE, TERPINEOL, CAMPHOR.

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