The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Volnenie Волнение was launched in 2015 by Eugene Firsanov. The fragrance was created with an unusually tactile vocabulary of notes, pairing benzoin, civet, and jasmine with strawberry, ylang-ylang, and musk. Those materials create a composition that moves between warmth, floral brightness, ripe fruit, and a darker mineral-animal presence. The repeated return of jasmine, benzoin, and civet gives the scent a circular structure, while strawberry and ylang-ylang soften the sharper edges. Its title suggests a sense of emotional movement, and that feeling fits the composition's central tension. The exact inspiration behind the name and Firsanov's stated intent remain undocumented, leaving the fragrance open to interpretation.
The interesting part is the overlap. Jasmine appears in both the opening and heart, while benzoin and civet move through the composition like recurring thoughts. Strawberry supplies a bright, ripe register, but musk, ylang-ylang, and the animalic accord of civet pull the composition away from straightforward dessert territory. Benzoin adds resinous sweetness, and ylang-ylang brings its distinctive creamy spice to both the heart and base. It is a scent built from contrasts, with enough texture to change as it settles.
The evolution
The composition develops through a series of distinct sensory layers. Its opening is warm and rounded, with benzoin lending a soft resinous glow as civet adds a dark, skin-like depth. Jasmine contributes a clean floral brightness, giving the initial aroma a polished lift without making it feel overly formal. Strawberry introduces a plush, ripe sweetness, while ylang-ylang brings a creamy floral spice. Musk softens these brighter notes, creating a smooth transition across the middle of the scent. As the fruit impression becomes less distinct, jasmine, benzoin, civet, and the rounded warmth of ylang-ylang remain more prominent. The result is a composition that gradually settles into a softer, more enveloping aura, balancing sweetness with shadow and keeping the wearer engaged as its different facets come forward and recede.
Cultural impact
Volnenie Волнение can be read through the interplay of warmth, floral light, fruit, and shadow within its composition. Benzoin and civet give the scent a tactile depth, while jasmine and strawberry introduce brightness and sweetness. Ylang-ylang and musk soften these contrasts, creating a rounded middle that changes subtly as the fragrance settles on skin. For wearers drawn to layered florals with a darker undertone, the composition provides a distinctive point of entry into Holynose Parfums, where atmosphere and interpretation remain closely connected.
The House
Holynose ParfumsHolynose Parfums is a fragrance house that has released a curated collection of scents since at least 2015, operating with a distinctive approach to naming and conceptualizing its perfumes. The brand's fragrance lineup includes Russian-language titles such as Восход (Sunrise), Черный (Black), Круиз (Cruise), Тираж (Tirage), Закат (Sunset), Туман (Fog), Пыльца (Pollen), Свой (Svoy), Ритм (Rhythm), and Пепел (Ash), spanning releases from 2015 through 2025. The choice of Cyrillic nomenclature for its core collection suggests a deliberate connection to Russian linguistic and cultural aesthetics. The house does not appear to publicly credit individual perfumers for its releases, maintaining a house-centric approach to authorship. Based on the available public information, Holynose Parfums represents an independent fragrance operation with a consistent creative vision expressed through a relatively compact but steadily expanding catalog over the past decade.
The Creator
Eugene FirsanovThe Apples of Youth fragrance reveals a perfumer interested in crisp, atmospheric elements. The name itself suggests apple themes, likely green and tart rather than sweet, possibly with herbal or mossy undertones that evoke Russian forests.
