A summer in the Basque Country.

July–August: bare feet in the sand, the smell of wax and sun cream, fingertips pricked by salt water.

Olatua embodies the innocence of adolescence, punctuated by the eager anticipation of the coming summer. The innocence of those trapped in this marvellous place, where others come on holiday but never stay.

Olatua is a distillation of suspended memories. Memories of a brief story, with no future but unforgettable. Memories of a wave of overwhelming euphoria that recedes in September, as if nothing had ever existed. It clings to the skin; its trail lingers. Yet we must turn the page. Whilst innocence fades with each passing summer, Olatua ensures we do not forget, that we are reminded by the wave.

Coco/wax, calone, white flowers, ylang-ylang, black pepper, white musks, vetiver

Elia Chiche

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farsenol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool.