HELLENIST
LA NUIT DES 300

2025

PERFUMER
Maurice Roucel

bergamot
Artemisia
ambrettolide

ambroxide musk
tonka bean
lavender

patchouli
sandalwood
muscenone

‘A subtle and incandescent fragrance, like a quiet promise shared skin to skin. Built around a heart of vibrant and sensuous musks, it blends the creamy comfort of sandalwood and tonka bean with the aromatic depth of lavender and artemisia, as if warmed like ritual herbs in the hush of night. Its magnetic, carnal trail evokes the vow of a sacred night, when two bodies promise to become one.’ – Hellenist

‘The story of the Sacred Band made me think of the 300 Spartans: brothers in arms, full of courage and desire. I wanted to capture that mix of metal and skin. A light aldehydic note gives the shine of armor at dusk, when the mountains release the day’s heat. Around it, lavender and artemisia bring the scent of wild herbs, brightened by a spark of bergamot. Then the warmth arrives: deep musks, creamy sandalwood and soft ambered tonka bean for a signature that is strong, heroic and very sensual. For me, ‘la nuit des 300′ (The Night of the 300) is both a memory of battle and a hymn to desire’ – Maurice Roucel