Horla

$145.00

The hypnotic pull of self-guided quarantine.

Frothed milk slowly warming, spiked with spice and herbs.

Horla fragrance notes: Aldehydes, bergamot, almond, milk, viburnum, West Indies bay leaf, Indonesian nutmeg, ylang ylang, ho wood, vetiver, coffee, civet, styrax, coumarin, sandalwood, patchouli.

Historical note: Horla is named for the Guy du Maupassant short story The Horla. The word horla is likely a portmanteau by du Maupassant combining hors: the outside and là: there. The perfume was created during the pandemic and reflects a similar set of circumstances, in this case, a boat held in quarantine at a port in France and the sense of existential fear it begins to represent for the writer. Horla, the perfume, became a depiction of the ship and the places it visited across the world before it docked at the foggy dock in du Maupassant’s story.

Eau de parfum, 50 ml.

The hypnotic pull of self-guided quarantine.

Frothed milk slowly warming, spiked with spice and herbs.

Horla fragrance notes: Aldehydes, bergamot, almond, milk, viburnum, West Indies bay leaf, Indonesian nutmeg, ylang ylang, ho wood, vetiver, coffee, civet, styrax, coumarin, sandalwood, patchouli.

Historical note: Horla is named for the Guy du Maupassant short story The Horla. The word horla is likely a portmanteau by du Maupassant combining hors: the outside and là: there. The perfume was created during the pandemic and reflects a similar set of circumstances, in this case, a boat held in quarantine at a port in France and the sense of existential fear it begins to represent for the writer. Horla, the perfume, became a depiction of the ship and the places it visited across the world before it docked at the foggy dock in du Maupassant’s story.

Eau de parfum, 50 ml.