Nothing is Everything. By the incense I remain.
Do not believe what you first see… Rien is a second skin perfume, a perfume that clings to the body while persevering in the mind. Like venial sin on the verge of becoming mortal, irresistible and resolutely pervasive. As light as mohair and as precious as cashmere, the fragrance envelops skin with a powdered caress. It has the meticulous elegance and hypnotic beauty of a modern Dorian Gray.
An entrancing fragrance that leaves an unforgettable imprint. Utter charm, utterly charismatic. Rien is an essential.
— A perfumer’s confession.
NOTES
Top: Black Pepper, Safraleine (Saffron & Leather Accord), Incense essence Orpur®
Middle: Leather, Iris Absolute, Cistus Absolute
Base: Patchouli essence Orpur®, Vetiver essence Orpur®, Treemoss
HOW IT WEARS
Opening with bold black pepper as well as sharp warmth of saffron and incense, Rien Intense Incense evolves to reveal a slightly more powdery heart of iris, before drying down to a base of resins, moss and creamy (but also kind of smokey) leather accords. With excellent lasting power, Rien Intense Incese will stick to the skin for 8+ hours, leaving an incensey trail behind you wherever you go.
LORE LOVES
Rien Intense Incense is a true incense fragrance – if you’ve ever smelt frankincense in its unprocessed resin form, you’d know it has a kind of astringent quality at first (almost lemony) before it reveals its warm, resinous, powdery sweetness. This is the kind of fragrance that might remind you of a church or a temple, or whatever the scent of incense brings up for you. A precious substance that has been used in various practicies for thousands of years in modern perfume form.
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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