Nomenclature celebrates design in perfume chemistry by showcasing today’s most inspiring, exclusive molecules—so exclusive that some, known as “captives,” are zealously guarded by fragrance companies.

Through a series of sheer and streamlined compositions, Nomenclature explores their complex facets and their potential for protagonism. Demonstrating that these man-made hybrids of poetry and science have a beauty all their own. The beauty of modernity.

Ad_rett is a Zero Gravity musk. Part of the latest generation of synthetic musks, Helvetolide® gives off a softly enveloping, long-lasting aura; an otherworldly feeling of stillness and weightlessness. Rather than using Helvetolide® in a “classic” way to enhance other notes, Frank Voelkl boosts its ethereal vibe in a futuristic composition that seems to conjure the scent of zero gravity. A pink pepper comet brings out its fruitiness. Cool, metallic iris underlines its affinities with ambrette (which has an iris facet). A nebula of vanilla, tonka bean, and ambergris underline its sensuousness. In this spare, smartly trimmed scent, each element is essential – as it would be in outer space.

Fragrance Notes

    Top: Pink Pepper, Iris

    Middle: Amber Gris, Vanilla, Tonka Bean

    Base: Helvetolide® Musk

Made in New York.