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Barbarians from the South

by Rodrigo Flores-Roux - Yann Vasnier
A journey of spices, leather, and precious woods along ancient maritime routes. Nanban is inspired by the first trade routes between Japan and Europe in the 16th century, when rare goods, spices, and precious woods traveled by ship.
Capacity 100ml
205,00€
Regular price 205,00€
Familles olfactives
Orientale
Épicée
Notes de tête
  • Malabar Black Pepper
  • Persian Saffron
  • Black Tea Accord
  • Chinese Osmanthus
Notes de cœur
  • Coffee absolute
  • Spanish leather
  • Sandalwood
  • Myrrh
Notes de fond
  • Frankincense
  • Styrax
  • Copaiba Balm
  • Cade

Occasions
  • Romantic evening
Sillage
Spoken
The Fragrance

Nanban transports us to January 1618, to the heart of the Pacific Ocean, aboard a Japanese galleon laden with treasures and stories. On board, a delegation of samurai crosses the dark waters, surrounded by Spanish leather, black pepper, and precious spices from distant lands. The atmosphere is dense, mysterious, almost solemn, like an expedition out of time. The perfume translates this voyage with a rich and spicy opening, where dark notes immediately create a sense of depth. Then the fragrance becomes more textured, blending leather, wood, and gourmand nuances that evoke the goods transported in the ship's holds. One feels an enveloping, almost suffocating warmth, like air heavy with spices and precious materials. Over time, the perfume gains even more intensity with resins and amber notes that reinforce its mysterious and majestic character. The whole creates a rich, complex, and immersive fragrance, a blend of travel, history, and noble materials.

The brand

Arquiste is a fragrance house founded by Carlos Huber, a trained architect and historian specializing in heritage preservation. The brand is based on a unique approach to perfume: each creation is conceived as the reconstruction of a precise moment, rooted in a place and time. Carlos Huber develops his perfumes through historical research, archives, and cultural references, which he then translates into an olfactive composition. It is not about freely interpreting an atmosphere, but about reconstructing a scene. Each perfume thus corresponds to a defined situation, a date, a setting, an atmosphere. A room, a garden, a journey, a frozen moment, recreated through raw materials. Arquiste's olfactive signature remains contemporary, but always serving this narrative intention. Perfume becomes a means of traveling through time.

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