LES POTIONS D'ENTÉLÉCHIE

En•tele•chy ⁠

from Greek entelekheia,

en 'in' + telos 'goal', 'completion' + ekhein 'to have'

A. the realization of potential.

B. the vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism.

C. the soul.

SOLEIL INVISIBLE and the perfumes of Les Potions D'Entéléchie inspire the complete and perfect manifestation of one's inner potential.

SOLEIL INVISIBLE is the sunrise of the soul.

 original artwork by Carlo Zambotti

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING

In the midst of the clouds of earthy char is a mounting sense of something bright beginning to rise. There’s a glowing citrus way, way in the distance – the first hazy, vaporous sunrise rays emerging almost imperceptibly into the night sky, until you begin to feel a nourishing lightness, a je ne sais quois change in the air.

Floral-with-a-bite pink pepper, rose, vanilla, and citrus play the part of the dawning morning as tangerine shimmers drift in and out of perception. You smell all the edges here, but the beauty is that you progressively smell them soften into the shadow of a vanilla sunrise.

The sunniness never fully gets all the way to the top and overshadows the wood, earth, and smoke, rather it hangs, drifting in the air, frozen in mid-rise amongst the wildfires.

The gentle brightness it adds creates a remarkable complexity and moving tension, as it seems to transform the aggression of the smoke tendrils into something that feels like they’d take your hand and offer their warmth, rather than go for your throat. It becomes deeply comforting, rather than jarring and dangerous-smelling.

Soleil Invisible is a highly memorable, hard-to-describe scent full of warm brightness, a solar fragrance for all intents and purposes, but nestled in an encroaching cloud of comforting smokiness betraying all its aggressive strength – a warm smile that hints at the mornings to come, directly in the middle of the darkest night.

— Patric Rhys, Fragrantica