The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Après moi, le déluge! was launched in 2025 by Egōscentrique. Lorenzo Orlandi Berti is credited as the perfumer, with Luca Maffei also named in the composition records. The name belongs to a fragrance defined by its aromatic notes and evolving contrasts. Juniper berries, cardamom, incense, and nutmeg establish the opening, while honey, calamus, and mastic add sweetness, herbs, and resinous texture. As the composition develops, Peru balsam, benzoin, oakmoss, and myrrh create a deeper base of warmth, moss, sweetness, and smoke. It is a scent built to be read in layers, with each group of notes changing the character of the others as the fragrance moves from its opening into the drydown.
The striking part is how the ingredients refuse easy categories. Juniper berries and cardamom bring an aromatic snap, while incense and nutmeg give the opening a smoky character. Honey then introduces a tactile sweetness, but it never reads as dessert because calamus and mastic pull it toward resin, herbs, and aromatic woods. The base brings the drama home through Peru balsam, benzoin, oakmoss, and myrrh. It’s a composition built around tension, with bright aromatics giving way to darker balsams, resins, moss, and woods as the scent settles closer to the skin.
The evolution
The opening arrives with purpose. Juniper berries cut through cardamom and nutmeg, while incense lays a veil of smoke over the brightness. As the scent develops, honey softens the edges without dissolving their tension. Calamus adds a green, aromatic snap, while mastic brings a resinous, slightly herbal texture. The drydown belongs to balsam, benzoin, oakmoss, and myrrh. Warm sweetness gives way to mossy depth, dark woods, and a lingering smoky trace. This is where the fragrance earns its name: the bright opening makes its claim, but the resinous base keeps it present. The progression moves from sparkling spice and smoke into honeyed herbs, then settles into balsamic warmth, moss, wood, and myrrh.
Cultural impact
Après moi, le déluge! takes shape through contrasts that make the scent worth exploring. Juniper berries, cardamom, incense, and nutmeg create an aromatic opening, then honey, calamus, and mastic introduce sweetness and resinous texture. The drydown shifts toward Peru balsam, benzoin, oakmoss, myrrh, moss, and woods, giving the composition greater depth. Rather than staying within one register, the fragrance moves between spice, smoke, honey, herbs, and balsamic warmth, offering an expressive account of how its listed notes interact.
The House
EGOSCENTRIQUEEgocentrique is a fragrance from Coreterno, a perfume house positioned between New York and Rome. Introduced in 2025, it presents fragrance as an act of self-assertion, pairing bright citrus notes with a darker, sensual character. A review describes its opening through the image of barbecued lemons, while another presents Egocentrique as a contrast of opposites, with brightness cutting through shadow. The result is a scent meant to feel direct, playful, and self-possessed rather than polished or restrained.
The Creator
Lorenzo Orlandi BertiHis style favors clarity and precision, with a marked preference for Mediterranean botanicals and the richness they offer when treated with care. Lorenzo works comfortably across natural and synthetic domains, selecting each element for what it contributes rather than what it…
