NOTES DE BAS DE PAJE -OLATUA² 巴斯克的夏日 香精

OLATUA²

A summer in the Basque Country.

July-August, barefoot in the sand, the scent of wax and sunscreen, fingertips wrinkled from the salty water. Olatua carries the naïveté of adolescence, marked by the impatience for the next summer. It’s the feeling of those trapped in this wonderful place where others come on vacation but never stay. Olatua is a concentrate of suspended memories. The memories of a brief story, with no future but unforgettable. Those of a wave of overwhelming euphoria that recedes in September, as if nothing had ever existed. It sticks to the skin, its trail lingers. Yet, one must turn the page. Though innocence fades with the passing summers, Olatua allows one not to forget, to be reminded by the wave.

Notes｜Coconut/Wax, Iodine, White Flowers, Ylang, Black Pepper, White Musks, Vetiver.

NOTES DE BAS DE PAJE

(French for “Footnotes”)

Footnotes clarify, explain, and expand upon the main text, offering essential references that deepen the understanding of a story.

The way a narrative is perceived often depends on whether one takes the time to read these footnotes. Through them, we gain insight into the universe being described and discover its finer details.

In human relationships, the difference between interaction and connection—between acquaintances and friends, flirtation and love—lies in detail, interpretation, and the revelation of what remains unspoken. It is about allowing space to know more.

Footnotes are like fragrance. They evoke an object, a plant, a material, a memory, a place, or a person, translating what lies within a perfume’s formula into something intelligible and evocative—allowing us to imagine a scent even before experiencing it.

PAJE

PAJE refers to page, as well as the phonetic link created by “et” — the French word for and — connecting the founders’ names.

“Et” forms a duo: Pierre-Jr and Alice. Perfume becomes the footnote of individual stories and the beginning of a shared narrative.

They see life as a book: a succession of pages unfolding through chapters over time, where outcomes can never truly be predicted.

Each stage of life is a chapter—sometimes a continuation, sometimes a rupture.
Characters appear unexpectedly; others disappear after only a few pages.

NOTES DE BAS DE PAJE is the title of the stories we write through scent.
Ours. Yours.
Stories shaped by moments lived together or apart, by encounters, attempts, and choices.

Founders
Alice & Pierre-Jr

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