500 Years 100 ml - Etat Libre d'Orange

500 Years 100 ml - Etat Libre d'Orange

Olfactory Family: Oriental Woody Floral

Top Notes: Bergamot HE, Cardamom Pure Jungle Essence™, Saffron

Heart Notes: Turkish Rose Absolute, Oud HE, Geranium Bourbon HE

Base Notes: Amberwood, Patchouli, Suede

Perfumer: Not Specified

Launch Year: 2018

A perfume is not born by chance, but from a vision. The Perspective of Etat Libre d'Orange is an ode to the depth of art, an olfactory tribute to the souls who, during the Renaissance, dared to look beyond established limits. This perfume encapsulates that bold, rebellious, and visionary spirit, with a trail that evokes eternity through a masterful interplay of oud, spices, and the most voluptuous rose.

From the first moment, the impact of bergamot HE radiates a fresh and sparkling light, as if a curtain were drawn back to reveal a masterpiece. Cardamom, in its purest form, and saffron, with a warm, golden hue, unfold a spicy entrance reminiscent of caravan routes, ancient maps, and the promise of endless horizons. A brilliant opening, carrying with it the light of Venus, the morning star.

The heart of the perfume beats strongly. Turkish rose, in its absolute form, appears voluptuous, carnal, almost mystical. Alongside it, bourbon geranium brings green, metallic nuances that enrich its structure without dulling its sensuality. But it is the oud—deep, dark, resonant—that anchors the perfume on the skin like an eternal echo, a signature etched in the memory like an ancient scroll.

The base notes are where the soul of La Perspectiva is revealed in all its splendor. Amber woods provide warmth and an enveloping glow, like light filtering through a Gothic stained-glass window. Patchouli brings earth, roots, and body. And suede… ah, suede: that tactile whisper, that subtle caress that leaves a sense of nobility, luxury, and mystery. An ending that never ends, but endures, like a work of art that lives on every time it is contemplated.

This perfume is not only worn, it is inhabited. It is a manifesto that extends from the skin to the soul, a free path for the heirs of knowledge, sensitivity, and art. Etat Libre d’Orange, with its irreverent and poetic language, honors here the sons and daughters of the Renaissance who broke the chains of dogma to embrace limitless creation.

For more than a decade, this house has explored human emotions with provocative lucidity. In La Perspectiva, that lucidity is sublimated. It's a fragrance that isn't afraid of contrast: it plays with light and shadow, with softness and strength, with the sacred and the earthly. An eternal dialogue between opposites that, like the finest works of art, merge in harmony.

Each spray of this perfume is a brushstroke on the invisible canvas of the body. The notes follow one another like layers of oil: first the luminous freshness, then the spicy and floral heart, and finally the warm, dark embrace of the base notes. The evolution on the skin is almost theatrical, full of nuances, twists, and unexpected revelations.

And in that evolution, one can't help but feel part of a larger story. As if La Perspectiva were an invisible compass that connects us with those who, centuries ago, decided to change the world through art, knowledge, and beauty. It's not just a perfume: it's a declaration of intent. A way of telling the world that we are here, bearing light in the darkness.