The Secret History

This fragrance is inspired by Donna Tartt's mesmerizing academic thriller. Made with the scents of bergamot, black pepper, sage, oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood, and musk. Crisp, masculine, and sophisticated. Reminiscent of exclusivity and old money. The perfect combination for studying classical Greek, engaging in bacchanalia, and philosophical madness! Fragrance Note(s): Bergamot • Black Pepper • Sage • Oakmoss • Vetiver • Sandalwood • Musk Scent Categories: Masculine • Sophisticated • Crisp — “Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.” — "It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. And what could be more terrifying and beautiful, to souls like the Greeks or our own, than to lose control completely? To throw off the chains of being for an instant, to shatter the accident of our mortal selves?" — “For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narrow, unhesitating, relentless. It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.” -- from The Secret History, by Donna Tartt