Stercus - extrait de parfum

Stercus by Orto Parisi is a perfume like no other. Dark and mysterious, layered yet refined. This perfume has a huge sillage and remains perceptible on the skin for a long time.

“The parts of the body that carry more smell are those where more soul is collected. The strong smells have become unpleasant to us, because the excess of soul is intolerable to the extent that out innate animalism is repressed and breaking from civilization. This project is my garden I have planted, fertilized, cultivated, and harvested.” – Alessandro Gualtieri, the perfumer from Orto Parisi

Stercus in Latin means “feces”. Perhaps due to animalic musks in the perfume, but that’s something we will never know as The Nose never discloses his ingredients and stay a secret….

Orto Parisi by perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri a.k.a. The Nose, is his second brand, after Nasomatto. Alessandro lives and works in Amsterdam, where he makes his intriguing creations: great unusual, strong and longlasting extrait de parfums. The name Orto Parisi refers to the lush and fertile vegetable garden of his grandfather. Alessandro about Orto Parisi: “The parts of the body that carry more smell are those where more soul is collected. The strong smells have become unpleasant to us, because the excess of soul is intolerable to the extent that our innate animalism is repressed and breaking from civilization. This project is my garden I have planted, fertilized, cultivated, and harvested."