At Atropos Parfums, we draw inspiration from the cultures, literature, geography, and mythology of the Eastern Mediterranean. However, you won’t find the typical ‘Roman holiday’ take here. My creative work is grounded in a lens I call Mediterranean Gothic, which asks a fundamental question: What does it do to people when raised to believe that their most significant accomplishments are now ruins, bleaching in the sun?
The past haunts these lands. Our true obsession here at Atropos lies in the concept of time—its rituals, passage, and ephemeral nature. There is no better metaphor for time than perfume. Time, like perfume, evolves, develops, and changes, revealing new depths and layers.
Both perfume and time are beautiful because they are impermanent. At Atropos, we wish to celebrate this delicious impermanence. Our mission is to help people connect to a more profound sense of beauty by embracing the brevity of time, the ephemeral nature of joy, and the immediacy of simple pleasures.
We achieve this by creating olfactive mementoes and dreamscapes, preserving trade history, and teaching the culture of fragrance.
We aim to be a brand you are proud to purchase from and learn with. I designed our products and workshops to be affordable indulgences that inspire you to embrace your life in all its wonder and madness. I named our company after the goddess of inevitable endings to remind us to enjoy the journey.
xoxo,
Nuri
Nuri McBride 