Atlante

The sea at low tide, bottled. Atlante is a striking marine fragrance that captures the ocean in its most raw, mineral and seductive form. Created by perfumer Sarah McCartney for Sarah Baker, it goes beyond the typical fresh aquatic, recreating saltwater, wet rocks, seaweed and sun-bleached driftwood along the shoreline. The Story Atlante began as a seashell-themed project by visual artist Sarah Baker and drifted toward an oceanic, mermaid-inspired idea, drawing on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and Germaine Dulac's 1928 film La Coquille et le Clergyman, and reclaiming the sea's power from a masculine association. Perfumer Sarah McCartney translated it into scent. It is an aquatic fragrance for someone who wants the smell of the actual ocean, not simply a traditional “blue” fragrance. How It Smells Opening Imagine standing on a rocky coastline just after the tide retreats, with bright citrus carried by the breeze. Sparkling yuzu and pink pepper are immediately surrounded by the salty-green character of seaweed: crisp, briny and sparkling. Heart Powdery orris and lily-of-the-valley soften the composition while an unusual wet-rock accord gives it a cool, mineral quality. The heart becomes smoother and slightly floral, but the mineral character remains. Dry Down The base sinks deeper into the sea with natural ambergris, seashells, cedar and driftwood, leaving a salty, woody and subtly sensual trail, like salt left behind on sun-warmed skin. Fragrance Notes Top Yuzu Pink Pepper Seaweed Heart Orris Lily-of-the-Valley Wet Rock Base Ambergris Seashells Cedar Driftwood Fragrance Profile Aquatic · Marine · Salty · Mineral · Citrus · Woody · Slightly Animalic