Uruk Chronicles

It opens bright, with mandarin and juicy strawberry up front, and that is what gives it its recognizable signature from the very first minute. The heart turns to saffron, with its spicy and slightly metallic facets, supported by a powdery iris that softens it. The base is warm and woody: tonka bean, cypriol and cedar, which close with an enveloping trail.

Uruk Chronicles is a fruity and amber perfume by Etat Libre d'Orange signed by perfumer Jordi Fernández. The house dedicates it to Uruk, the city where the Epic of Gilgamesh was born, which is the oldest surviving legend, and brings saffron into that reading as the flower of immortality.

You only need a small amount, and it shines in the afternoon. In the same house, Fat Electrician goes for a spicy woody style with pepper and vetiver, and Jasmin Et Cigarette combines jasmine with tobacco. And if what attracts you here is saffron, among the Etat Libre d'Orange we have, this is the one that works it head-on.

What does Uruk Chronicles smell like?

Uruk Chronicles opens with strawberry and mandarin, moves through a heart of saffron with powdery iris, and finishes with tonka bean, cypriol, and cedar. It is fruity and bright at the top, and warm and woody as it dries down.

Who created Uruk Chronicles?

Uruk Chronicles is created by perfumer Jordi Fernández for Etat Libre d'Orange. The house presents it as a gourmand and oriental reading with a contemporary character.

Why is it called Uruk Chronicles?

Etat Libre d'Orange dedicates Uruk Chronicles to Uruk, the city where the Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest surviving legend, was born. The saffron in the heart comes in there as the flower of immortality.

Is Uruk Chronicles a sweet perfume?

Uruk Chronicles has a fruity opening of strawberry and mandarin and a tonka bean base that adds sweetness, but the saffron in the heart and the cedar and cypriol in the base take it toward something spicier and woodier.