EremoFresh Aromatic Eau de Parfum

Eremo by Epicò is a niche aromatic, fresh and woody unisex eau de parfum. An eremo is a hermitage.

Perfume as a narrative

Epicò Parfum is an Italian house founded in 2018 by Federico Gucciardi, an artist born in Bologna and recognized as "the poet of perfume". The name says it all: Epicò means "narrative". Each fragrance is born from a story that Federico writes himself — pages of emotions, dreams and memories that he then translates into accords, into "liquid verses" — and each perfume is accompanied by this short text, which reveals the soul of the fragrance. "Every drop is a word," he says, "every perfume is a chapter of our story." After years of artistic studies and a career in the great Italian beauty houses, he now composes with Fabio Bernardi and Giulia Brigliadori. The black bottle bears a handmade antique copper label made by artisans, which makes each piece slightly different. 100 ml bottle.

An opening of aquatic notes, basil and lavender

The aquatic notes open clear and mineral, the basil brings its anise-like greenness and the lavender its aromatic freshness. The crisp air of a morning at altitude.

A heart of tobacco, hay and geranium

The tobacco and the hay establish a dry and coumarin-like warmth — two heated barn materials. The geranium slips in a green and rosy facet.

A base of cistus, sandalwood and cypress

The cistus brings its honeyed resin, the sandalwood its milky creaminess and the cypress a dry greenness. The sillage remains discreet.

The house's signature

Tobacco at the heart of a fresh perfume. The opening is aquatic and herbal — basil, lavender — then everything shifts towards the dry: tobacco and hay, two heated barn materials. It is the opposite of the usual journey, where the fresh stays fresh. The retreat of the title is exactly this passage: from the crisp air to the dusty shade.

For whom, for what occasions?

Aromatic, fresh and woody, this eau de parfum is suitable for those who prefer sober and breathable fragrances. It is worn daily, at the office, in the warm season, by both women and men.

With Eremo Epicò, a freshness shifts towards the dry instead of staying fresh.