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Hellenist

le chant d’Achille

  • Sustainable

100ML / 3.4FL OZ - EAU DE PARFUM

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Floral

Smells like

NeroliLemonBlack PepperGeraniumOrange BlossomYlang-ylangImmortelleVetiverMusk

$208

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In stock at the shop on Grand Avenue — choose pickup at checkout, or come smell it in person.

565 Grand Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Tue–Sat 11am–6pm · Sun 11am–4pm

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The Story

A radiant fragrance, full of light and nostalgia... "le chant d’Achille" blends the comforting softness of musks with the floral brilliance of orange blossom. Warmed by the solar sweetness of immortelle, its trail caresses the skin like an indelible memory imbued with strength and delicacy.

Storyline

“I could recognize him by his salty immortelle scent. His voice is music and his breath shimmery. A hero crowned with flowers and gold. A true legend, an eternal soul.”

Perfumer's Words

“Jean-David offered me the eponymous book by Madeline Miller. I wanted to capture the sensuality of the text, the "sense of words" that emanate throughout the pages. I envisioned a chameleon-like orange blossom on a bed of musks, alternately virginal and warrior-like, capturing all its nuances and complexity. I decided to pair it with the immortelle flower, with its characteristic warm and salty accents, a nod to the Mediterranean and a playful reference to the vulnerability of Achilles' heel. Geranium and moss give an impression of a fougère in disguised, alike the ambiguous feelings that unite the two heroes.” Alexandra Carlin

Top Notes
Neroli - Lemon - Black Pepper
Heart Notes
Geranium - Orange Blossom - Ylang-Ylang
Base Notes
Immortelle - Vetiver – Musk

The House

Hellenist is named for the people of Hellenistic times — Greek in language, outlook, and way of life, but not always Greek by ancestry. The house is inspired by Greece and made in France, with every component drawn from the Mediterranean region. Founder and creative director Jean-David Jacoby works in slow, quiet luxury; the artwork on every bottle comes from neo-cubist Carlo Amen. If Greece is a temple, Hellenist is a temple of memories.

The Perfumer

Alexandra Carlin