{"title":"Pre-Order","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"she-came-to-stay-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"She Came to Stay","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eAn olfactory ménage à trois in Paris on the brink of war. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eInspired by \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/impressions\/simone-de-beauvoir\" title=\"Simone de Beauvoir: The Woman Who Defined Feminist Philosophy\"\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/a\u003e’s 1943 semi-autobiographical novel, \u003ci\u003eShe Came to Stay\u003c\/i\u003e (L'Invitée) is the thinly veiled story of her complex, open relationship with French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and the young, naive provincial girl drawn into their world. A scent of possession and surrender, it captures the restless push and pull of desire - reckless, exhilarating, and impossible to contain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eThe fragrance unfolds on your skin, like the pages of the novel. From unmade sheets steeped in vetiver leaves, imbued with the earthy carnality of oakmoss. Through the dark, open window drifts the dizzying scent of citrus blossoms from the gardens of Montmartre, dissolving into the languid afterglow of cedarwood. Traditional fragrance notes are rearranged and inverted, subverting the expected and reassembling it in ways that feel both intimate yet unfamiliar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eA scent of entanglement - heady, inescapable, and utterly consuming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe Came to Stay is a warm fougere fragrance that opens with deep woody notes of labdanum, patchouli and oakmoss. Echoing the passion and creative energy that lifts itself above the austerity and oppression of a Paris on the verge of cataclysmic change. Within minutes and contrary to classic perfumes, this olfactory state quickly transcends into an ephemeral dreamlike forest of cedarwood and vetiver before finally opening into a lightness edged with a touch of basil and lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe Came to Stay captures the individuality of your spirit and transforms itself into a lingering expression that breaks free from the conventional into a fragrance which critics have called “beautifully addictive”. This is an evolving fragrance that takes on the personality of the wearer. You'll find it will respond to you and can at times appear subtly different from day to day. Give it time to settle on your skin and allow it to tell your personal story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe Came to Stay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (French, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eL'Invitée\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:0_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e is a novel written by French author \u003ca title=\"Simone de Beauvoir: The Woman Who Defined Feminist Philosophy\" href=\"\/blogs\/impressions\/simone-de-beauvoir\"\u003eSimone de Beauvoir\u003c\/a\u003e first published in 1943. The novel is a fictional account of her and Jean-Paul Sartre's relationship with Olga Kosakiewicz and Wanda Kosakiewicz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris on the eve of and during World War II, the novel revolves around Françoise, whose open relationship with her partner Pierre becomes strained when they form a ménage à trois with her younger friend Xaviere. The novel explores many existentialist concepts such as freedom, angst, and the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scts_penguin_book_1024x1024.jpg?v=1733849624\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/lips_16-9_600x600.jpg?v=1740478231\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ NO YES YES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo Yes Yes (2022) is an excerpt from a video installation by Caitlin Baldwin. The work questions notions of consent in relationships with an unequal power balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCaitlin Baldwin is a New Orleans born, Stockholm based multidisciplinary artist and award-winning writer. Her analogue photography examines the power and allure of successful contradictions. Fascination occurs in the exquisite tension between seemingly irreconcilable people, ideas, or forms of expression, held in balance.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/caitlin_crounse_sofa_1024x1024.jpg?v=1733850808\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- further reading ---\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one-whole columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Simone de Beauvoir - The Woman Who Defined Feminist Philosophy\" href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/simone-de-beauvoir\"\u003eSimone de Beauvoir - The Woman Who Defined Feminist Philosophy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Simone de Beauvoir She Came to Stay\" href=\"\/products\/she-came-to-stay-fontana-books-1975\"\u003eSimone de Beauvoir - She Came to Stay a (A Fontana Books Publication)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951515193720,"sku":"SCTS50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2024_Imprint_50ml_SCTS_box_bottle.jpg?v=1733856064"},{"product_id":"against-nature-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"Against Nature","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eFragrance Notes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eFor the unconventionally decadent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eInspired by Joris-Karl Huysmans’ \u003ci\u003eAgainst Nature\u003c\/i\u003e (À Rebours) - the 1884 novel that shattered Naturalism and rewrote the rules of French literary society. The book that inspired \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, drove Marianne Faithfull to lust, and shaped Paul Valéry’s aesthetic sensibilities - this is decadence at its most unapologetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003eA fragrance that begins in nature only to reject it. The scent of a freshly broken sapling - its raw, green life spilling out - marks the rupture between the natural and the artificial. From that wound, the fragrance transforms: fresh wood is lacquered and gilded, raw earth is masked by velvet and polish. Ornament replaces the elemental; excess drowns out the wild. A whisper of iron lingers, like a drop of blood at the moment of departure. This is a fragrance that reflects the protagonist’s belief that anything nature can do, man can do better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis is nature - undone and reimagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTop\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePink Pepper, Lemon, Juniper, Green, Metal\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eHeart\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJasmine, Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Lacquer\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBase\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMusk, Vetiver, Amber, Sandalwood, Patchouli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis perfume is set in an organic alcohol base and does not contain any animal by-products. In keeping with the story upon which it is based, this perfume contains synthesised ingredients. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novels theme of decadence and fallaciousness are explored through the perfume, altering perceptions of what is real.  Against Nature is a blur between the natural and the artificial, ultimately echoing an alternate beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gender neutral fragrance evokes the bright green scent of a freshly broken sapling, over which a thin layer of lacquer is overlaid to echo Des Esseintes belief that anything nature can do, man can do better. It is finished with the scent of blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfume echoes the novels themes, using a mixture of natural and artificially fragrance oils resonating the struggle between imitation and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÀ rebours\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(French pronunciation:\u003ca title=\"Help:IPA\/French\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/French\"\u003e[a ʁ(ə).buʁ]\u003c\/a\u003e; translated \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst Nature \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) is an 1884 novel by the French writer \u003ca title=\"Joris-Karl Huysmans\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joris-Karl_Huysmans\"\u003eJoris-Karl Huysmans\u003c\/a\u003e. The narrative centres on a single character: Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete. The last scion of an aristocratic family, Des Esseintes loathes nineteenth-century bourgeois society and tries to retreat into an ideal artistic world of his own creation. The narrative is almost entirely a catalogue of the neurotic Des Esseintes's aesthetic tastes, musings on literature, painting, and religion, and hyperaesthesic sensory experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel was seen as the inspiration for a creative generation from Oscar Wilde whose character Dorian Grey attributes his downfall to the poisonous French novel to Marianne Faithful who famously said she would sleep with anyone who had read the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have collaborated with Penguin Classics to create a special edition of Against Nature. \u003ca title=\"IMPRINT Penguin Classics Against Nature by Joris Karl Huysmans\" href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/against-nature-imprint-and-penguin-classics\"\u003eAvailable to buy from our online book shop\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/against-nature-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"IMPRINT Penguin Classics Against Nature by Joris Karl Huysmans\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/an_penguin_book_1024x1024.jpg?v=1733843568\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/Artwork-Ancient-Femme.jpg?v=1741204696\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ ANCIENT FEMME\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient Femme (2018) is a piece by Rafael Theodore Melendez. It is one of a series of six works inspired by the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRafael Theodore Melendez is an American artist and a rare and out-of-print book collector, born and raised in California’s Central Valley.  Melendez is best know for his minimal “anti culture” line drawings of anthropomorphic beings in otherworldly landscapes. His work has been shown in galleries and museums in New York City, San Francisco, London and a host of other metropolitan cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREAD MORE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/Rafi-Home-Banner_1024x1024.jpg?v=1614323796\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- further reading ---\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid;\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one-whole columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/against-nature-against-the-world\"\u003eAgainst Nature, Against the World\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951515128184,"sku":"AN50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2024_Imprint_50ml_AN_box_bottle.jpg?v=1733855906"},{"product_id":"on-the-road-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"On The Road","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eFragrance Notes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn olfactory road trip for those who resist convention. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eInspired by Jack Kerouac’s 1951 countercultural opus, which redefined youth culture for generations. Its vision of freedom – and a road trip across America – \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e still resonates with restless souls in search of the real and the raw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe story unfolds on your skin like a journey through time. It begins with the scent of asphalt rising from the listless drum of New York City streets in a sweltering 1950s July. Evening falls in a haze, pulsing with the frenetic energy of unbound music, sex, and poetry - a nod to a new rhythm called jazz. Then, the city fades. The road calls. Chasing unfiltered experience through the wheat fields and whisky bars of Middle America. Until at last, we arrive at the edge of a new dawn on the Pacific West Coast - among citrus trees white with bloom and the resinous, powdery quiet of the cedar forest. A fragrance that refuses to sit still. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe scent of unfettered freedom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTop\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eGalbanum, Lemon, Bergamot, Lavandin\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eHeart\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAmyris, Cedarwood, Patchouli\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBase\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eTonka Bean, Oakmoss, Guaicawood, Benzoin, Birch, Vanilla, Labdanum, Perou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a 100% natural perfume set in an organic alcohol base and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes not\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtain any animal by-products. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Road Trip in Scent. \u003cspan\u003eOn The Road is itinerant in nature. It begins with smoky notes of benzoin and birch reminiscent of the hot asphalt and grittiness of New York City. Punctuated by forays into tobacco filled bars where a new era in music is being defined by the Jazz greats, our journey takes us through the openness of the dusty cornfields of a Mid-Western America and rises to the cedar forests of a Pacific Coast. The restlessness of the journey finally gives way to the optimism left by the fresh green fragrance of galbanum, citrus and bergamot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio Smelling Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEmbark on a journey with Erik Dellums as he narrates the smelling notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\"\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003csource type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/Erik_Delums_Reads_On_the_Road_Smelling_Notes.wav?v=1740419710\"\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\tYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t  \t\t\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the smelling notes for \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/on-the-road-smelling-notes\"\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1957 novel by American writer \u003ca title=\"Jack Kerouac\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Kerouac\"\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/a\u003e, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar \u003ca title=\"Beat Generation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beat_Generation\"\u003eBeat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Counterculture of the 1960s\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Counterculture_of_the_1960s\"\u003eCounterculture\u003c\/a\u003e generations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use. The novel is a \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Roman à clef\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_%C3%A0_clef\"\u003eroman à clef\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, with many key figures of the Beat movement, such as \u003ca title=\"William S. Burroughs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_S._Burroughs\"\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs\u003c\/a\u003e (Old Bull Lee), \u003ca title=\"Allen Ginsberg\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allen_Ginsberg\"\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/a\u003e(Carlo Marx), and \u003ca title=\"Neal Cassady\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neal_Cassady\"\u003eNeal Cassady\u003c\/a\u003e (Dean Moriarty) represented by characters in the book, including Kerouac, himself, as the narrator, Sal Paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea for \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Kerouac's second novel, was formed during the late 1940s, in a series of notebooks and then typed out, on a continuous reel of paper, during three weeks in April 1951. It was published by \u003ca title=\"Viking Press\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viking_Press\"\u003eViking Press\u003c\/a\u003e in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"The New York Times\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e hailed the book's appearance as \"the most beautifully executed, the clearest, and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac, himself, named years ago as 'beat,' and whose principal avatar he is.\"\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-millstein_1-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Road#cite_note-millstein-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1998, the \u003ca title=\"Modern Library\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_Library\"\u003eModern Library\u003c\/a\u003e ranked \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e 55th on its list of the \u003ca title=\"Modern Library 100 Best Novels\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_Library_100_Best_Novels\"\u003e100 best English-language novels of the 20th century\u003c\/a\u003e. The novel was chosen by \u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Time (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_(magazine)\"\u003eTime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-2\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Road#cite_note-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have collaborated with Penguin Classics to bring you a special edition of On the Road \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/on-the-road-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"IMPRINT Penguin Classics On the Road by Jack Kerouac\"\u003eavailable in our online bookshop\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/on-the-road-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"Jack Kerouac On the Road Penguin IMPRINT\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/otr_penguin_book_1024x1024.jpg?v=1733851566\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/OTR_02_big.jpg?v=1741204438\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ 11-20A\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11-20A (2014) is a piece by Cedric Christie. On The Road features the photographs of the artist Cedric Christie. Shot on 35mm film while on a trip across the country, Christie captures the grit and hope of a modern America from the inner city to the open country. The photos provide a snapshot of the fragrance journey captured as art. 11-20A refers to image 20A on the reel of film canister 11 from his trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCedric Christie lives and works in London. His work is a critical appraisal of colour and modernism as well as the exploration of the journey to form and meaning. His signature artworks, noted for their use of steel, scaffolding tube, snooker balls, cars, chalk lines, graphic text and the commercial fabrication process, have resulted in a string of solo shows and public art commissions both in the UK and internationally in Brussels, Antwerp and New York. Cedric's work is collected widely, notably in the collections of Anita Zabludowicz, David Roberts, Unilever, Derwent Valley Holdings and The University of Bedford.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eREAD MORE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/cedric_christie_1024x1024.webp?v=1733851973\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- further reading --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid; padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one-whole columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/jack-kerouac-and-the-art-of-restlessness\" title=\"Jack Kerouac and the Art of Restlessness\"\u003eJack Kerouac and the Art of Restlessness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/on-the-road-and-the-beat-generation-a-literary-and-cultural-journey\" title=\"On the Road - A Literary and Cultural Journey\"\u003eOn the Road - A Literary and Cultural Journey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/on-the-road-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"Jack Kerouac On the Road (Penguin and Imprint Publications)\"\u003eJack Kerouac - On the Road (An Imprint Penguin Publication)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951514734968,"sku":"OTR50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2024_Imprint_50ml_OTR_box_bottle.jpg?v=1733856000"},{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eFragrance Notes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFor the quietly subversive. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eInspired by what is widely considered one of the greatest works of colonial-era and modernist literature, Conrad’s 1899 novella is both a critique of empire and an exploration of the darkness within. \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey up the Congo River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003e - \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eboth a literal and metaphorical odyssey into the unknown, reflecting the complexities of human nature and the moral ambiguity of conquest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis fragrance follows that journey. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and dense vegetation, the riverbanks lush and teeming with life. The stillness is cut through by the smoke rising from the glowing embers of the coal furnace, pushing the nameless steamer forward, deeper into darkness. There is an unsettled beauty in the contrast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003e - \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ethe raw, mineral depth of the land and boat set against the cold purity of the ivory they journey toward. A fragrance of contradiction. A play between light and darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a scent both fresh and dirty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light';\"\u003e - \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ean olfactory trip into the unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--\u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTop\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eOzonic, Rain Accord, Galbanum, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine, African Violet\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eHeart\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDark Woods, Smokey Embers, Cedar, Sandalwood, Guaiacwood, Vetiver, Birch Tar, Leather\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBase\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDamp Moss, Amber, Musk, Earth, Patchouli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis perfume is set in an organic alcohol base and does not contain any animal by-products. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely considered to be one of the greatest pieces of colonial writing, Conrad's scathing critique of colonialism is often seen as a pioneer of twentieth century literature. The title “Heart of Darkness” referring both to the unexplored portion of Africa and to the darkness that exists within man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragrance explores Marlow’s journey up the Congo River into the unknown by steamboat.  Opening with the scent of jungle and damp moss before being cut through by the scent of coal that trails after the boat and lingers on the jungle air. This is then challenged by a clean almost puritanical essence that echoes the mindset of the colonists who misguidedly saw themselves as the superior and benevolent civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a dark fragrance created to intrigue those whose desire it is to always explore the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an 1899 \u003ca title=\"Novella\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novella\"\u003enovella\u003c\/a\u003e by Polish-British novelist \u003ca title=\"Joseph Conrad\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Conrad\"\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/a\u003e in which the sailor \u003ca title=\"Charles Marlow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Marlow\"\u003eCharles Marlow\u003c\/a\u003e tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a \u003ca title=\"Belgium\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\"\u003eBelgian\u003c\/a\u003e company in the African interior. The novel is widely regarded as a critique of \u003ca title=\"Scramble for Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scramble_for_Africa\"\u003eEuropean colonial rule in Africa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality. Although Conrad does not name the river on which most of the narrative takes place, at the time of writing, the \u003ca title=\"Congo Free State\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congo_Free_State\"\u003eCongo Free State\u003c\/a\u003e — the location of the large and economically important \u003ca title=\"Congo River\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congo_River\"\u003eCongo River\u003c\/a\u003e — was a private colony of Belgium's \u003ca title=\"Leopold II of Belgium\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leopold_II_of_Belgium\"\u003eKing Leopold II\u003c\/a\u003e. Marlow is given a text by \u003ca title=\"Kurtz (Heart of Darkness)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurtz_(Heart_of_Darkness)\"\u003eKurtz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an ivory trader working on a trading station far up the river, who has \"gone native\" and is the object of Marlow's expedition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have collaborated with Vintage Books to bring you a special edition of Heart of Darkness \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/heart-of-darkness-imprint-vintage\" title=\"IMPRINT Vintage Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad\"\u003eavailable in our online book shop\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"IMPRINT Vintage Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad\" href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/heart-of-darkness-imprint-vintage\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"IMPRINT Vintage Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/hod_vintage_book_0e3d2fbb-1870-4045-86c3-98233de8eaf3_1024x1024.jpg?v=1733855612\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/Spinney_57781_Background_Detail_2019_Nicola_Hicks.jpg?v=1741201089\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ SPINEY (Detail)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpiney (Detail) 2019 is a piece by Nicola Hicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicola Hicks is a British visual artist and sculptor, she studied at Chelsea School of Art receiving a BA and then went on to attain a MA from The Royal College of Art in London. In 1995 Hicks was awarded an MBE for her contribution to the visual arts. Hicks’ sculpture and drawings have been presented in numerous museums and galleries including a major solo exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven and the 2013 Venice Biennale. Hicks has completed several public commissions including large scale sculptures at Schoenthal Monastery, Langenbruck, Switzerland. Nicola Hicks is represented by \u003ca title=\"Flowers Gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersgallery.com\/\"\u003eFlowers Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREAD MORE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/Nicola_Hicks.jpg?v=1733854953\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- further reading ---\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid;\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one-whole columns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFURTHER READING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/the-ambiguities-of-light-and-dark-in-joseph-conrad-s-heart-of-darkness\" title=\"Conrad's Ambiguities of Light and Dark\"\u003eConrad's Ambiguities of Light and Dark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/imprint-journal\/nicola-hicks-a-sculptor-of-wild-souls\" title=\"Nicola Hicks - A Sculptor of Wild Sould\"\u003eNicole Hicks - A Sculptor of Wild Souls\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/heart-of-darkness-imprint-vintage\" title=\"Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness (An Imprint Vintage Publication)\"\u003eJoseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness (An Imprint Vintage Publication)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951514603896,"sku":"HOD50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2024_Imprint_50ml_HOD_box_bottle.jpg?v=1733856291"},{"product_id":"the-decay-of-the-angel-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"The Decay of the Angel","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA meditation on desire and the ephemeral. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eInspired by Yukio Mishima’s 1971 novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Decay of the Angel (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ZH-CN\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'PingFang MO Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e天人五衰\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e, Tennin Gosui) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eis a story of desire and a meditation on the passing of time. Buddhist scripture describes this descent as the withering of the floral crown, sweat beading on the skin, robes becoming soiled, dissatisfaction taking root - until, at last, the plunge into darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA fragrance caught in that moment, where splendour tips into decay. A bouquet at its height - opulent, hypnotic - just before it turns. The air is thick with petals bruised by desire, their perfume clinging to warm skin, laced with the salt of sweat and the musk of longing. As the scent deepens, the sweetness darkens, touched by earth and embers, leaving behind the ghost of something once exquisite, now consumed by fire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLike the novel, this fragrance lingers between decadence and innocence, birth and rebirth. It captures the inescapable beauty of life in all its forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is beauty held in tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by Yukio Mishima's final 1971 work of the same name and published as the fourth and final novel in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy, The Decay of the Angel is about the incarnation of our humanity that encourages us to find the beauty in the failings and the frailty of flesh - it is ultimately a story of birth and more importantly rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragrance is based on the 5 stages of a falling angel:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTAGE 1 | Decay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTAGE 2 | Diaphoresis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTAGE 3 | Dirt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTAGE 4 | Dissatisfaction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eSTAGE 5 | Darkness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 5 Stages are reflected throughout the fragrance which turn a traditionally rich and exotic floral built around Sambac Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and Rose into an intense hedonistic experience. The result is a powerful scent composed of the sweetness of flowers on the edge of waning coupled with hints of natural Oudh, Atlas Cedarwood, Frankincense and Spanish Cade to confer a distinct and unique impression of charred wood. Musk and Hedione bring a dark and dirty edge of desire. This is bound together with Hedione, the only known fragrance ingredient to induce arousal\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e, and musk to evoke the dark and dirty edge of desire and the fulfilment of a fallen angel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Decay of the Angel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cspan title=\"Japanese-language text\" lang=\"ja\"\u003e天人五衰\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan title=\"Hepburn transliteration\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"ja-Latn\"\u003eTennin Gosui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) is a \u003ca title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novel\"\u003enovel\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca title=\"Yukio Mishima\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yukio_Mishima\"\u003eYukio Mishima\u003c\/a\u003e and is the fourth and last in his \u003ca title=\"The Sea of Fertility\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sea_of_Fertility\"\u003eSea of Fertility tetralogy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the 1960s and Honda, now an aged and wealthy man, discovers and adopts a sixteen-year-old orphan, Toru. Honda believes that the boy is the reincarnation of the tragic protagonists of the three previous novels, each of whom died at the age of twenty. Honda raises and educates the boy, he makes him his heir, and watches him, waiting. But Toru is also watching Honda...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A surpassingly chilling, subtle and original novel' \u003ci\u003e- New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mishima's ritualistic suicide in 1970 will always overshadow his work, but his dark saga of 20th-century Japan is mesmerising' \u003ci\u003e- Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have collaborated with vintage books to bring you a special edition of The Decay of the Angel \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/the-decay-of-the-angel-vintage-2024\" title=\"IMPRINT Vintage The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima\"\u003eavailable to buy in our online shop\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/the-decay-of-the-angel-vintage-2024\" title=\"The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima Vintage IMPRINT\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Decay of the Angel by Yukio Mishima Vintage IMPRINT\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/dota_vintage_book_v2.jpg?v=1739623818\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/6001276383462016158_121.jpg?v=1741200526\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ DESCENT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescent (2022) is a piece by Timothy Han. A single rose, lush yet solitary, lingers in the fading grandeur of a once-opulent hotel—a place where time has settled into the walls, where beauty and decay exist in quiet tension. The rose, suspended in its final bloom, speaks to impermanence, to the moment before splendor fades. Like \u003cem data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"493\"\u003eThe Decay of the Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, this piece captures the fleeting nature of desire, the inevitability of decline, and the haunting elegance of what remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased in London, Timothy is a multi-hyphenate creative working across various disciplines from photography through to perfumery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/me-jacket-bw.jpg?v=1741200887\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- further reading ---\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951514571128,"sku":"DOTA50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2025_Imprint_50ml_DOTA_box_bottle.jpg?v=1739620530"},{"product_id":"mad-love-50ml-eau-de-parfum","title":"Mad Love","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eThe Fragrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFor those drawn to love’s contradictions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eInspired by André Breton’s 1937 surrealist masterpiece \u003ci\u003eMad Love\u003c\/i\u003e (L’Amour Fou) - an exploration of passion and detachment, desire and distance. Set in Paris, it tells the story of a chance encounter and the irresistible pull to love madly and be madly loved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis fragrance captures the thrill of the unknown - a full declaration of love for the singular, mysterious beauty of a single flower. The warm embrace of soft, dark roses - the lover’s mark - meets a cool metallic edge, like the taste of blood on a bitten lip, drawn by a passionate kiss. Hovering between warmth and restraint, the scent unfolds with a quiet urgency, charged with the electricity of an unexpected touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'PingFang MO Light'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA fragrance that lingers like an unfinished love letter - haunting, urgent, impossible to forget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Scent Strip as Bookmark\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/scent_strip_bookmark.jpg?v=1779745739\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSMELLING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"200\" data-start=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"108\" data-start=\"98\"\u003eMad Love\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds like a fleeting moment of passion—unexpected, electric, and impossible to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"522\" data-start=\"202\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-end=\"223\" data-start=\"204\"\u003esoft, dark rose\u003c\/strong\u003e, symbolizing love’s fragility, blooms in the opening—a scent both tender and hypnotic. Yet beneath its delicate beauty lies contrast. A \u003cstrong data-end=\"384\" data-start=\"360\"\u003ecold metallic accord\u003c\/strong\u003e, like the scent of blood on a bitten lip, cuts through, invoking raw desire and seducing the wearer into a world of mystery and allure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"760\" data-start=\"524\"\u003eAt the heart, \u003cstrong data-end=\"555\" data-start=\"538\"\u003erose geranium\u003c\/strong\u003e adds a green, slightly spicy edge, deepening the tension between warmth and restraint. There is both softness and sharpness here, a nod to love’s complexities—the way it wounds as much as it captivates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"921\" data-start=\"762\"\u003eAs it settles, \u003cstrong data-end=\"790\" data-start=\"777\"\u003epure rose\u003c\/strong\u003e remains—a lingering trace of what was, like the memory of a kiss still felt on the skin. Haunting, urgent, impossible to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE NOVEL INSPIRATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadja\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), the second book published by \u003ca title=\"André Breton\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9_Breton\"\u003eAndré Breton\u003c\/a\u003e, is one of the iconic works of the French \u003ca title=\"Surrealism\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surrealism\"\u003esurrealist\u003c\/a\u003e movement. It begins with the question \"\u003ci\u003eWho am I?\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is based on Breton's actual interactions with a young woman, Nadja (actually Léona Camille Ghislaine Delacourt 1902–1941),\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nadja_(novel)#cite_note-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e over the course of ten days, and is presumed to be a \u003ca title=\"Semi-autobiographical\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semi-autobiographical\"\u003esemi-autobiographical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edescription of his relationship with a patient of \u003ca title=\"Pierre Janet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_Janet\"\u003ePierre Janet\u003c\/a\u003e. The book's non-linear structure is grounded in reality by references to other Paris surrealists such as \u003ca title=\"Louis Aragon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Aragon\"\u003eLouis Aragon\u003c\/a\u003e and 44 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have collaborated with Penguin to create a special edition of Nadja feature our artwork \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/nadja-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"IMPRINT Penguin edition of Nadja by Andre Breton\"\u003eavailable to buy in our book shop.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/imprint-books\/products\/nadja-imprint-and-penguin-classics\" title=\"Nadja by Andre Breton Penguin IMPRINT\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/ml_nadja_penguin_book_v3.jpg?v=1740479430\" alt=\"Nadja by Andre Breton Penguin IMPRINT\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/polaroid-frame-1.png?v=1741199311\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTWORK \/ TOTAL SMOKE SHOW\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Smoke Show (2024), a work by the creative collective Juno Suadade, is a visual expression of passion, fleeting moments, and the raw imprints love leaves behind. Presented as a Polaroid—instant, intimate, and imperfect—the image captures an orchid, a flower long associated with sensuality and desire, its soft petals marked by the trace of a kiss. The \u003cem data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"484\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eXXX\u003c\/em\u003e scrawled in ink is both an emblem of tenderness and a nod to the erotic, blurring the lines between love and lust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSmudged fingerprints stain the edges, a reminder that love is never untouched—it lingers, it stains, it imprints itself on us. Drawing from contemporary culture while evoking surrealist gestures of transformation, the image embodies the essence of \u003cem data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"861\"\u003eMad Love\u003c\/em\u003e—the electric charge between longing and detachment, the ephemeral and the eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns alpha\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_info_box\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE ARTIST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eJuno Suadade is a pseudonymous analog photographer, synesthete, and rumored former fashion model. Her self-defined ‘visual metaphors’ present the female gaze as uncontrived and quietly combustible. Relearning to observe oneself through one’s own eyes is undertaken as a dedicated process, through seeing, unseeing, and seeing anew.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eight columns omega\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/juno-suadade-website.jpg?v=1758490975\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- further reading ---\u003e","brand":"IMPRINT","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":54951510147448,"sku":"ML50MLEDP","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/1969\/files\/2025_Imprint_50ml_ML_box_bottle.jpg?v=1741892595"}],"url":"https:\/\/imprinteditions.com\/collections\/pre-order.oembed","provider":"IMPRINT | Olfactory Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}