The Versace men's fragrance: EROS is a high-end house that has the boldness not to ride current trends to make a name for itself. It far prefers to take us on a journey through time and lead us toward rather unusual horizons.
Released in 2012, Eros plunges into antiquity and Greek mythology. Steeped in history, Eros is none other than the name of the god of love. Suffice it to say that this fragrance is charged with feeling. While Eros depicts the image of a man in love, he remains nonetheless a strong, powerful, and virile man, in the image of the Greek gods. Mysterious, Eros is a man who displays his desires and his character; nothing seems to frighten him. Here, beauty meets sensuality as well as power, offering an exceptional essence.
Versace's Eros: perfumer Aurelien Guichard sculpts a true Greek god
To create this atypical fragrance, Versace chose Aurelien Guichard as perfumer. Born in Grasse, Aurelien Guichard represents the 7th generation of perfumers, which is to say that the love of perfumery runs in the genes. Aurelien Guichard is a sensitive, generous, and contemporary perfumer. When asked how his vocation came about, Aurelien Guichard states that he remembers, at the age of fourteen, going to dinner with his parents and their friends. He was thoroughly bored, and when they got ready to leave, he jumped up to help the woman put on her fur coat… The smell of the fur combined with that of her perfume was so sensual… He immediately became aware of the magic and the power of attraction of a perfume. He never actually found out what perfume it was. Aurelien Guichard is responsible for major successes such as For Her, l'Eau by Narciso Rodriguez, Ricci Ricci by Nina Ricci, and Pleats Please by Issey Miyake.
The power of the fragrant notes of Versace's Eros
Dynamic and invigorating, the opening of Eros combines green apple, lemon, and mint for maximum freshness. Native to Asia, mint is known for its strong and highly pleasant scent. The Greeks used mint to perfume temples. As for the Hebrews, they placed it around their homes for protection. Gradually, mint came to be used for its many medicinal properties, mainly against coughs and colds. In perfumery, mint essence is obtained through steam distillation of the fresh flowers.
Mint releases strong, minty tonalities, but also herbaceous and sweet ones. Then the heart of Eros develops toward a perfect smoothness thanks to the combination of tonka bean and geranium. Tonka bean is a black seed obtained from the Brazilian teak, a tree that can reach 30m in height. Native mainly to Venezuela, tonka bean was considered a good-luck charm by the Amazonian Indians. In perfumery, tonka bean offers tobacco-like, almond-like, coumarin-like, and delicate scents. Finally, the base of Eros is as masculine as it is sensual, combining vanilla, vetiver, cedarwood, and oakmoss. As for the bottle, it is the interpretation of Greek beauty par excellence. Square in shape and highly worked, the bottle displays an intense blue color and features at its center the famous Medusa, so dear to the house of Versace.