Next up from French niche line Etat Libre d'Orange: Archives 69, named for the brand's street address in Paris. The tag line: The Illusion of Sex.
Archives 69 was developed by perfumer Christine Nagel; the notes include mandarin, pink pepper, pepper leaves, orchid, plum, incense, camphor, patchouli, benzoin and musk.
I will update with sizes and concentration when I can. Archives 69 will be followed later in the year by Philippine Houseboy, due to launch in June. (via etatlibredorange)
If you missed it, Etienne de Swardt of Etat Libre d'Orange talked about Archives 69 in this video.
Update: Etat Libre d'Orange Archives 69 is available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Another update: see a review of Etat Libre d'Orange Archives 69.
Etat Libre d’Orange are one of my favourite brands and I’m desperate to try Archives 69! Only they could release a scent called Phillipine Houseboy!
LOL…I don’t think tons of other brands are dying to release a perfume called Phillipine Houseboy but they’re afraid of the consequences, still, point taken
Flowerbomb- LOL! Oh, but the repurcusions of releasing a scent with that name.
I’ve liked several things from ELd’O and I also like much Christine Nagel’s work (esp. Fendi Theorema), so I definitely want to give this a sniff.
I’ll try anything they do…sometimes they hit pay dirt, sometimes they don’t.
I am a little creeped out by the hands for some reason… I like the bottle though.
The hands remind me of the Hot Couture ad I posted today!
ELdO has become my favorite house. Great fragrances at reasonable price points. I own Jasmine et Cigarettes, Noël Balcon, and Fat Electrician. I want Rossy, Tom of Finland, Vraie Blonde and Charogne. And now Archives 69. Sounds great!
They are far from my favorite house, but I do like a few…and agree on the prices, it’s nice to see a niche scent for under $100.
It sounds good to me … seems like I am seeing Christine Nagel’s name here a lot lately!
I’m wearing my sample of this today, it is lovely.
I’ve yet to try any of this line but this sounds tempting. Should probably get a sample of Like This as well even though the immortelle is a bi skeery…
Like This is terrific. I own that one too!
Like This is the only ELd’O fragrance that I’ve found to be full bottle worthy – so far. Great sillage, great longevity… it is one of my favorites.
FW, you should still try it. I hate hate hate immortelle, but it was strangely appealing in Like This.
Please forgive the self-promotion: I posted a review of this on my blog last week.
I ordered the full sampler of Etat Libre and hated every one.
What a shame! I am enjoying mine. Maybe you can use them for swaps.
Phillipine Houseboy!!! hahaha I love these people.
I am liking the sound of Archives 69 – looking forward to a sniff.
oops meant to post this separately.
I really want to try some ELd’O!
I love their sense of humour and their concepts.
I hope their scents are as good. I’m intregued by this new one, Noel et Balcon, Like This, and Jasmin et Cigarette. Can’t wait to sniff em soon. Can anyone in LA vouch if they are available to sniff at ScentBar?
I’ve been wanting to make it over to Scent Bar to try Like This. They do carry some ELd’O, not all. They carry the ones they “like.” I’m sorry I don’t know which ones those are.
Finally back after a work induced NST sabbatical!! Yay! Isn’t Secretions Mag. supposed to be the same “illusion of sex” concept? (although by the print ad for the stuff I would say it is more the ‘male’ portion)??
I do love Like This…it’s sillage and longevity are extraordinary for my scent eating skin. It is one of the few that have ever made it overnight and I could still smell the next morning. And Like This is like nothing else I have…
Just curious, R, which are some of your ‘pay dirt’ scents from this line?
I do think Like This is their best. Also like Jasmin + Cigarette, Fat Electrician, Rossy de Palma. But have not bought anything from them yet. And there are still a handful I have not tried.
For some reason the concept of “the illusion of sex” makes me laugh. Why have an illusion when you can have the real thing? Does that make it the sex doll of perfumes?
Sometimes the illusion can be just as much fun.
I love eldo just because there are companies that name their perfumes ‘be sexy now’, ‘absolutely irresistible’, ‘my insolence’ and ‘envy me’. Yip, it’s driven me straight into eldos arms just because there is a sign there of a living brain…
I’m wondering if Mexican Lawnman will be the flanker to Philippine Houseboy? Let’s see…Oriental Manservant would probably be next. Unbelievable…