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PERSONNE
The scent of the Odyssey
DESCRIPTION
PERSONNE (meaning 'Nobody' or 'Person' in French) was conceived as a continuation of an art project - conceived by French artist Laurent Derobert - which saw a group of authors and intellectuals sail around the Mediterranean Sea to collect the seeds of the plants mentioned in The Odyssey. This olfactory nostos, imagined by Olivia Bransbourg and created by perfumer Alexandre Helwani, offers a more immediate reading of the Odyssey, through the essences that Ulysses and his nauts themselves travelled through.
HEAD NOTES Myrtle EO, Cypress EO, Laurel EO, Rosemary EO
HEART NOTES Carob RES, Hyacinth ABS, Immortelle ABS, Fenugreek ABS, Davana EO
BASE NOTESBarley RES, Violet Leaf ABS, Oarweed RES, Bran ABS, Liatrix ABS
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“The absurdity, in this case, is not to give in to the seduction of this adventurous fragrance.” Denyse Beaulieu
“Dans personne, son nouvel opus, il a composé avec les essences de végétaux croisés par Ulysse lors de son long périple relaté par Homère. Et que vient-il y ajouter en point d'orgue? Quelques gouttes d'eau salée, puisées au point central exact de la Méditerranée.” Monique le Doledec
“After a discreet aromatic opening combining laurel, myrtle and rosemary, a powerful, liquorous immortelle radiates from the heart of the fragrance, supported by the spicy accents of fenugreek.” Anne-Sophie Hojlo
“I found it to be a natural herbal woody chypre with a mysterious yet liberating appeal, combining the aroma of grains such as barley and wheat, the scent of seashore, the flavor of celery and KOMBU oarweed, and the dry, warm, and dusty taste of immortelle.” La Perfumerie Tanu
“PERSONNE is a lovely green fougère. A multi-layered fragrance that retells an eternal story. It's about greenery drying up and turning to dust and earth, the basis for future life.” Sergey Borisov
“It changes when you wear it and quite significantly, displaying quite a number of facets. it shows these layers and layers of depth...” @loveisascent
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Following this original intention, the fragrance was bound to be natural and had to include as much of the essences of The Odyssey as technically possible, some of them – Dogwood, Elm &c. – being absent from the perfumer’s palette. The final creation is an olfactory reconstruction of The Odyssey that takes Homer’s plant into account yet goes further by translating the sense of laughter, sharing, pleasure and sensuality - the humanity that peeks through and is the substance of this epic.