The water slips over him as if sliding down a marble rock, sinking into the grooves of his muscles, vanishing into his pores. This is fresh, pure water, with top notes of aldehydes and lemon, a water that washes away the sins of the night and leaves the skin luminous.
This fragrance is clean like a shaving from a cake of soap. An ode to the beauty of the male body and to the radiance of the natural self, the cleanness melds with the scent of naked flesh and leather as it wears.
For this man, clothing becomes a jewel-case that serves to reveal the true erotic power of the flesh. Clean Suede is a breath of fresh air, offering unrestricted access to the immense outdoors, the depths of the forest, with notes of birch leaves, cypress, galbanum and pine at its heart. Fantasy clings to him like his leather jacket, with suede, musk, and ambergris in the base notes. His belt is fastened with an accord of pepper and spicy-fresh saffron, tangled with a blond suede sensuality on a vanilla bed of tonka bean and iris. This is a man who wants to play, to love, to die and be reborn, again and again.
NOTES
Top: Aldehyde, Lemon
Middle: Birch Leaves, Pine, Pepper
Base: Vanilla, Grey Amber, Suede
HOW IT WEARS
Opening like a classic aromatic men’s cologne, Clean Suede starts fresh and crisp with a sharp woodiness from birch and pine. The ambergris and suede come out as it wears, and take over the dry down, lending a comforting animalic smoothness to the fragrance. This scent has great projection and lasting power, and will give you 6-8 hours of wear on the skin.
LORE LOVES
We love Clean Suede’s journey on the skin – starting off almost unassuming but then drying down to reveal sexy, raw leather. Best paired with biker jackets, bondage wear, tight jeans and a real good time.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Founded by Etienne de Swardt in 2006, Etat Libre d’Orange is an ambitious, audacious perfume house. Its name meaning “Free Orange State” in French, this is a house with an emphasis on originality, audacity, authenticity and freedom of expression. Each of Etat Libre d’Orange’s offerings is uncompromisingly surprising and knows no constraints in terms of creativity nor raw materials.
A perfumer for LVMH for many years before going rogue, Etienne de Swardt founded Etat Libre d’Orange with a view to turn the commercial fragrance industry on its head. Its launch certainly made waves, not only due to the raunchy fragrance names, but for the compositions themselves.
Read any review of Etat Libre d’Orange online and you will see a wide range of opinions, from disgusted to delighted, from aroused to inspired. We are obsessed with the daring whimsy of this fragrance house and so excited to have it at Lore!
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