Passage d’Enfer
Passage d'Enfer
Passage d'Enfer is a surprising classic, for Him or for Her.
Pure, airy and all-consuming, it attracts and seduces, conjuring up dream-like, voluptuous, poetic and sensual moments of pleasure.
Olivia Giacobetti is one of the most gifted perfumers of her generation. Trained from the age of 17 at Robertet in Grasse, she created her perfume company in 1990. Her nose, which she affectionately refers to as "ma truffe" in French, has led to the creation of major classics such as Passage d’Enfer(1999) and Premier Figuier (1994) to name but a few.
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Today, her inspiration is drawn from a wealth of memories epitomising respect for nature in its finest hour - the freshness of a ripe fig tree, the complexity of wet leather, the delicious fragrance of the cacao tree and the finesse of a tea plantation.
Her creation, Passage d’Enfer pays homage to the Parisian location of L’Artisan Parfumeur’s office in the 1970s. It is also a cunning play on words - a moment suspended between two worlds - hell and paradise. It conjures up images of chilled cathedral walls and echoes of rituals and incantations.
It is a chord struck between the mystic and the sensual, enveloping the male body and clothing the female body. Its name may be dark and unsettling, but the perfume itself is tranquil and contemplative.


