Etat Libre D'Orange Nostos

Nostos – Where Achilles is More Beautiful than Ulysses
In Greek, Nostos means “the return” — the impossible yearning to go back, forever tied to the heart and the imagination. It is the root of nostalgia, the bittersweet ache of longing for what cannot be reclaimed.

This fragrance is a tribute to Achilles — the most beautiful of heroes, conceived by the gods and born of love, whose wrath and glory shaped the Trojan War. Unlike Ulysses and his Odyssey, Achilles’ nostos will never be fulfilled; he will never return home. Yet he fights against destiny, torn between divine and mortal, warrior and lover.

Nostos captures this duality: the fearless strength of oud, musk, saffron, and incense alongside the delicate allure of rose, jasmine, and sandalwood. It is both spear and shield, the art of war and the poetry of love, forged like Achilles’ armor by Hephaestus himself.

A scent of beauty and danger, fragility and power — the essence of a hero who, though denied return, triumphs in humanity through the lingering echo of nostalgia.

Top notes: Essence of Enscens , Essence of Mandarin, Saffron
Heart notes: Essence and Absolu de Rose Turque, Absolu de Jasmin, Accord Oud
Base notes: Sandalwood, Georgie wood, Ambrofix, Suede, Musk