Who goes beside you into the forest on the darkest night ? In Victor Hugo’s poem, « À quoi songeaient les deux cavaliers dans la forêt », (What Two Horsemen Were Thinking in the Forest), the narrator says “ by my side, Hermann seemed to me like a shadow. ”
We all have shadows, even at night in the dark forest. You may call yours by another name : your invisible friend. Your conscience, your soul, maybe even your complementary ego. Your shadow could have a name, like Hermann. Or your shadow could be your perfume. This is your companion. You can argue with your companion, you can challenge your companion, you can test the boundaries of your own attitudes. You can debate the finer points of existence. But you cannot lose this companion, not ever. This is your alternative self. As you move through life and contemplate its meaning, you ask unanswerable questions. When you’re overwhelmed with uncertainties, look to your shadow. Maybe you’ll get a response. Maybe not. But at least you’ll have an interesting conversation.
The night was so black and the forest very dark. By my side, Hermann seemed to me like a shadow. Our horses were galloping. Guardians of god ! The clouds in the sky looked like marble. The stars flew through the branches of the trees Like a swarm of firebirds.
I am full of regrets. Broken by suffering, Hermann’s deep spirit is empty of hope. I am full of regrets. Oh my loves, sleep! Yet, while traveling through the green solitude, Hermann says to me: “ I am thinking about half-opened graves. ” And I say to him : “ I think of closed tombs. ”
He looks ahead : I Iook back, Our horses gallop across the clearing ; The wind brings to us from far away the sound of the angelus bell ; he says : “ I think of those who are afflicted by existence, Of those who are, those who live ”. “ Me, ” I say to him, “ I think of those who are no longer ! ”
The fountains are singing. What do the fountains say ? The oaks are murmuring. What do the oaks murmur ? The bushes are whispering like old friends. Hermann says to me, “ The living never doze. At this moment, some eyes cry, other eyes are awake. ” And I say to him, “ Alas ! Other eyes are asleep ! ”
Hermann then continues. “ Misfortune, that’s life. The dead no longer suffer. They are happy ! I envy Their graves where grass grows, where trees shed their leaves. Because the night caresses them with soft flames ; Because the sky beams peace upon all their souls In all the tombs at the same time !
And I say to him, “ Be quiet! Respect the black mystery ! The dead are lying in the ground under our feet. The dead, these are the hearts that once loved you This is your expired angel ! This is your father and your mother ! Do not dismay them through bitter irony. As in a dream, they hear our voices. ”
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The body reigns supreme.
Like blood, sweat, sperm, saliva, Sécrétions Magnifiques is as real as an olfactory coitus that sends one into raptures, to the pinnacle of sensual pleasure, that extraordinary and unique moment when desire triumphs over reason. Masculine tenseness frees a rush of adrenalin in a cascade of high-pitched aldehydic notes. The sensation of freshness is gripping. Then the fragrance reveals a metallic side, precise and as sharp as unappeased desire. We are on a razor-edge… skin and sweat mingle, and tastes of musk and sandalwood. The slightly salty marine effect stirs, arouses, and sets your mouth watering. Tongues and sexes find one another, pleasure explodes and all goes wild. Confusion reigns supreme. A subversive, disturbing perfume. It’s love or hate at first sight. Sensuous jousting is rarely satisfied with half- measures… In between Don Juan and the woman who offers herself, arms are laid down… Who will be the first to surrender?
With almost a cult of love or hate, Sécrétions Magnifiques shook up the perfume world when it was launched, and it still does. A work of conceptual perfumery designed to speak to all the senses at once. One rule: attraction and repulsion.
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The most wanted scent made from the unwanted.
Les Fleurs du Déchet represents a passage to the adulthood of Sécrétions Magnifiques. It is a counter-revolution for Etat Libre d’Orange, still noisy and disruptive, but ultimately functional.
Givaudan, Ogilvy and Etat Libre d’Orange have created a three-fold company in the service of Mother Nature, to offer her a bouquet of forgiveness and let everyone know – loudly and quickly – that soon it will be too late.
Dear world: Do not throw anything away because at the bottom of our trash lies the fermented distillation of great love. The garbage trucks hold flowers that can still bleed, the peels and rinds that can still give. The noxious exhalations have honey notes that can merge with the earth. And there are so many floating concretions, the trash that is thrown into the sea, and the natural waste, the ambergris, mystical symbols, the attitudes of primitive tribes – these must now be reprocessed.
To paraphrase and distort Alan Paton: Cry, my beloved planet, for the unborn child; let him not love the earth too deeply, for it is slipping away.
So before it’s too late, let us (s)pray to the god of waste, our dear lord of leftovers.
End of sermon. This is a messianic fragrance (in natural spray, of course.)
— Etienne de Swardt
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Los Angeles. In this, the city of fallen angels, fantasy rules.
You or Someone Like You is a welcoming fragrance: neither off-putting nor strange. It is a contemporary creation built around timeless materials.
It embodies the women of LA — someone like Anne Rosenbaum: cool and crisp; once foreign but now indigenous; very exposed to Hollywood’s silver screen dreams yet untouched by its materialistic machinery. Anne finds comfort in literature, and the garden of her home, which nestles in the hills overlooking downtown LA.
The scent represents her only in the way all such choices represent us. It can be concrete, like a beautiful green rose. Yet, it can be abstract, just like an Erik Satie composition for it is a puzzle so mysterious that it is difficult to unravel.
The perfume invigorates the senses with its fresh, inviting appeal. One feels good wearing it.
— The Perfumer
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For every epoch, for every era, there are remarkable people.
In classical mythologies, there were the demigods, the offspring of a god and a human, or a mortal who was raised to divine status. An ancient Greek poet used the word demigod as a synonym for hero. They demonstrated strength and power, a willingness to face challenges and confront danger.
In the New World, there were the explorers, who discovered unknown lands. They were heroes too, battling forces of nature to find new territories. And throughout history — scientists, artists, composers, entertainers — all heroes in their own way.
New heroes are born every day. There is an element, or an event, or a circumstance, or maybe just a quirk in their personalities that changes them, empowers them, enables them to transcend the ordinary. They believe in something different, something better. They want to change the rules, break the rules, alter the status quo, in whatever grand or small way they find meaningful. They are on a journey, and maybe it’s the effort alone that makes them remarkable.
For some, their efforts bring fame and glory. Many others remain unknown. But they cannot — they should not — be ignored. These are our people — the remarkable citizens of Etat Libre d’Orange, the Orange Free State. The “un” people — uncompromising, unexpected, unconventional, unpredictable. We salute them, we honor them, by offering the extraordinary fragrance they deserve.
Remarkable People.
You know who you are.
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It is the era of the grand studios when Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich magnetized men with a Hollywood look in the eye, smoking a cigarette in a smoky black and white ambiance. Jasmin et Cigarette is the smell of a woman’s skin when she exposes her freshness to the dark seduction of night. A hazy atmosphere. The reminder of a fantasy, of an indelible trail she leaves on a dress at the break of day or in the intimate memory of the man who made love to her. It is elegance seen by Gainsbourg, the woman from the 80’s who smokes Gitane cigarettes and wears jeans and who, with astounding naturalness, claims her sensuality as a right.
Transparency in sophistication, just a trace of jasmine mingled with the so far neglected smell of a cigarette. Jasmin et Cigarette is the twilight zone, the banned, the addiction. She is an icon, the longed-for woman. 50 ml.
Supplied in a card gift box.
Supplied in a card gift box.
limited edition. our top 3 best-selling face products. grapefruit face cleanser, vitamin e face moisturizer + detox face mask. the perfect trio for combating winter dryness and helping to keep your skin looking healthy + balanced. cleanse + hydrate with our essentials: grapefruit face cleanser + vitamin e face moisturizer. when your skin needs more, add on our detox face mask to deeply cleanse skin of dirt and oil while locking in hydration with amino acids and soothing almond extract.
contents:
+ grapefruit face cleanser, 8oz.
+ vitamin e face moisturizer, 4oz.
+ detox face mask, 4oz.
Ideal for the frequent traveler, as well as a wonderful introduction to the Tata Harper range, Tata’s Daily Essentials features trial sizes of six facial skin care products. The daily step-by-step regimen is designed to deliver your skin the maximum nutritional, restorative and anti-ageing benefits over ten to twelve days of use.
– 0.5 oz/ 15 mL Regenerating Cleanser
– 0.25 oz/ 7.5 mL Resurfacing Mask
– 0.5 oz/ 15 mL Hydrating Floral Essence
– 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Rejuvenating Serum
– 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Reparative Moisturizer
– 0.03 oz/ 1 mL Restorative Eye Crème
– 0.1 oz/ 3 mL Replenishing Nutrient Complex
Size: 50 ml
An ultra-lightweight gel moisturizer for oily/combination skin that replenishes and restores moisture weightlessly. Best for oily or uneven skin.
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100% of the total ingredients are from natural origin.
47% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.
Natural Cosmetic certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to Ecocert Standard.
Size: 4.1 fl oz, 125 ml.
This is your exfoliating body treatment. Our multi-particle scrub buffs and micro-polishes to give you smooth, glowing skin. This smoothing formula regenerates skin with 5 sources of exfoliation, 6 sources to smooth and soften skin texture, and 6 sources of vitamins and minerals.
100% of the total ingredients are from natural origin. 80 % of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.
TRIPLE RETINOL FIRMING & LIFTING EYE BALM
A Supernatural eye balm that targets sagging skin and undereye bags to restore a youthfully firm, lifted look. Best for loss of firmness/ elasticity, fine lines and wrinkles, and dryness.
This multi-targeted formula includes 9 sources to lift and firm the look of skin, 11 sources to depuff, 14 sources to minimize the look of wrinkles, and 13 sources of vitamins and minerals.
This Supernatural eye balm is our lifting and firming solution. Packed with 47 high-performance ingredients, Boosted Contouring Eye Balm targets sunken, sagging skin and undereye bags to restore a youthfully firm, lifted look.
This multi-targeted formula includes 9 sources to lift and firm the look of skin, 11 sources to depuff, 14 sources to minimize the look okf wrinkles, and 13 sources of vitamins and minerals.
100% of the total ingredients are from natural origin.
55% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.
COSMOS NATURAL certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to COSMOS Standard.
This is your weekly hyper-hydrating mask. Our multi-hyaluronic treatment is like a glass of water for parched, dehydrated skin. 1,000 micro and macro molecular sizes of hyaluronic acid deliver intense, thirst-quenching hydration to recharge dry skin and replenish lost moisture. Vitamins and minerals nourish and comfort while a 13 flower blend soothes redness and evens skin tone. This gel formula delivers a surge of moisture with 13 ingredients for plumping hydration, 12 ingredients for soothing redness, and 18 ingredients for vitamins and minerals.
100% of the total ingredients are from natural origin.
8.45%% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming.
Natural Cosmetic certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to Ecocert Standard.
The much-celebrated signature scent for our hair care line was created by one of the oldest French fragrance houses, providing us with the perfect foundation for a fine perfume. With its sun-drenched notes of Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine and sandalwood, Côte d’Azur embodies the glamour and heat of the legendary destination.
75ml
100% Natural. No Chemicals, No Preservatives, No perfume.
Mirigal High Voltage Oil is an organic blend of high-potency essential and carrier oils. Together they create a serum that is packed full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, that absorbs instantly into the skin to reveal a sheer transparent glow, while nourishing, hydrating and smoothing out imperfections. Mirigal is the facial serum that we have all been waiting for.
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You can have it all!
The complete AGE QUENCHER® system works at a deep cellular level to promote change from the inside out helping you feel and look your best with HYDATE™ Electrolyte, REJUVENATE™ Collagen Protein, AGELESS™ Antioxidants.
Seeing is believing.
Women in our AGE QUENCHER survey report better skin, hair and nails, and 60% noticed a difference in as little as one week.
100g/3.5oz
Cor Silver Soap will make your face cleaner and healthier – simply beautiful – with a short daily regime. Cor removes makeup brilliantly, and has been shown to even out skin tone, reduce the appearance of sun spots and pore size, maintain the skin’s natural moisture factor, visibly reduce the signs of aging, and protect against the hazardous effects of the sun. It’s the best face cleansing wash money can buy.
Cor’s patented delivery system allows its active natural ingredients to get to the core of your skin. The starting point of Cor’s skincare line is our patented formula of Nano-Silver with Silica Compound.
Silver has long been known as one of the best natural anti-bacterial agents. Silver blocks the bacteria’s ability to transfer oxygen through its cell walls. Physicians worldwide use Silver for medicinal purposes.
Silica prepares the skin to accept the ingredients of Cor. The sponge-like nature of Silica draws the Silver and all of Cor’s active natural ingredients into its particles to richly nourish the skin.
In addition to the Silver-Silica combination, each product is layered with nourishing ingredients, such as: the Uber-Compound CSC, Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid, Pomegranate Extract, Vitamins, Aloe, Jojoba… the list goes on.
In short, the cumulative effects of Cor’s blend of ingredients works uniquely for each individual resulting in a natural, dewy-fresh, youthful appearance.
Vetiveryl Acetate could be described as a hybrid molecule, half-natural, half-synthetic. It is a fraction of vetiver oil, distilled from the roots of an Indian grass, which is then ‘crossed’ with acetic acid to remove the bitter and leathery aspects of the root.
The result is an elegant and refined molecule with the woody, slightly grassy character of vetiver, but far smoother and softer. “Acetylation also brings out the grapefruit touch in vetiver,” says Geza Schoen, “giving a more pronounced bitter-fresh top note.”
Escentric 03 focuses on Vetiveryl Acetate in a formula that pays tribute to the three roots used in perfumery: vetiver, ginger and orris, which is extracted from the roots of the Florentine iris. “I wanted Escentric 03 to bring out the scent impressions of these roots,” says Geza Schoen, “and show how they harmonise with each other.”
Ginger dominates the top note, which is vibrant, green and spicy with lime peel and green peppercorn. The heart is rich, velvety orris with Egyptian jasmine and tea notes. The drydown emphasises the dark green woodiness of vetiver together with sandalwood, cedar, mellow balsams and musk.
Escentric 02 contains 13.5% Ambroxan* in a formula designed to amplify its mineral note. It also contains hedione (green jasmine bud), a ‘gin and tonic’ accord, “and a hint of the Austrian lemonade called almdudler”. Geza Schoen describes the final effect as ‘super-longlasting freshness into the drydown, together with a subtle sensuality.’
*13.5% is the maximum percentage of Ambroxan that can be dissolved in a fragrance compound. Any more, and the Ambroxan begins to crystallize out of the solution.
Perfumer, Geza Schoen launched Escentric Molecules in 2006 with a pair of fragrances that focus on an enigmatic aroma-molecule, Iso E Super.
Escentric 01 contains 65% of this one molecule, an unprecedented amount, together with lime peel, hedione (green jasmine bud), orris, balsamic notes, and fresh musk.
Iso E Super is a molecule that hovers close to the skin to create an indefinable aura round the wearer.
It is characterised by a hyper-modern cedarwood note with a velvety sensation. Perfumer Geza Schoen explains its allure: “Iso E Super is one of those skin-sexy scents that makes you want to nestle into it. It’s comforting, cocooning.”
Iso E Super has a marked intermittence. To the wearer, it seems to vanish and then re-appear. This is due to the way it bonds with receptors in the olfactory system, only slowly releasing to make way for a fresh charge of the molecule on the receptors.
Iso E Super does not exist in nature. It was created in a laboratory at IFF in 1973.
Size: 15 ml
Complete age-defying eye treatment with a soft-focus luminescence using real diamond dust for a highlighting effect.
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Size: 50 ml
Diamond dust, uniquely paired with a special blend of minerals, provides a perfecting veil imparting a subtle, soft-focus luminescence in this luxurious complexion-perfecting moisturizer. Hyaluronic acid plumps and hydrates for fresh and glowing looking skin.
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Size: 1.7 fl oz, 50 ml.
Our richest moisturizer is formulated with sixteen sources of hydration and twelve sources of age-defying botanicals that lift, plump, and volumize the look of the skin. Hyaluronic and essential fatty acids help lock in moisture for an instantly soft, supple, youthful appearance.
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Our botanical oil treatment absorbs quickly to nourish skin and help improve appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Evening primrose, argan and jojoba oils help boost hydration. Grapeseed and rosehip oils deliver vitamins C and E to help improve skin tone. Geranium and borage oils help balance skin. Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive. Natural fragrance and color.
The Clarifying Moisturizer is specially formulated for blemish-prone and oily skin types to provide lightweight hydration with a matte finish. This moisturizer helps clarify and balance by removing impurities and congestion from the surface of the skin. The formula boosts moisture while leaving a soothed and toned appearance.
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