Eau de Protection
From Etat Libre d'Orange
Made in collaboration with Rossy de Palma, this magic potion, this instrument of transformation, could only be made by the crushing of armfuls of roses. Roses with thorny stems that yield lavish blossoms, lush petals, outrageous, puffed-up fantasies, trembling with the sweat of impatience and desire. Roses, red with blood, a piercing note leaving the flavor of fire on lips that suck the finger pricked by a thorn.
A bleeding rose. A candy rose. A rose that tastes of fresh milk, a talcum powdered baby’s bottom, a wealth of sugared kisses. At Etat Libre d’Orange, the Virgin rarely wanders far from the Whore. Perhaps she is one and the same. Warmed by the fire of this woman, the noses have embraced a fanciful vision. They have created for her a perfume of protection, a refuge on the battlefield of love. Defensive yet transparent, Eau de Protection conceals as it reveals. For her, a caress is demanded, while those around her are struck with awe. The noses have extracted that which is most profound in her, the essence of her. They have distilled her honey and squeezed the juice from her heart.
Perfumer
Antoine Lie and Antoine Maisondieu
Notes
black pepper, ginger, Bulgarian rose, bergamot, jasmine, benzoin from Laos, blood accord, patchouli, incense, cocoa
FYI
This fragrance can be ordered here on our website, or purchased at our store at 2408 Fillmore Street in San Francisco.
**Holiday 2024 Shipping Deadlines**
Get your holiday orders in by the end of Wednesday, **December 18th**, for delivery by December 24th.
We'll add complimentary shipping upgrades as necessary.
Note for West Coast Customers:
If you're running a day late, feel free get in touch up to **December 20th** to see if we can still make it happen!
Contact info@ministryofscent.com and we'll do our best to get perfumes to your people in time for holiday celebrations.
| Date | Day | Status |
| Dec 18 | Wednesday | LAST DAY for guaranteed Christmas delivery nationwide |
| Dec 20 | Friday | LAST DAY for West Coast only (contact us first) |
| ⚠️ CHRISTMAS DELIVERY CUTOFF ⚠️ | ||
| Dec 21 | Saturday | Orders placed will be delivered after 12/25 |
| Dec 22 | Sunday | No shipping |
| Dec 23 | Monday | Orders placed will be delivered after 12/25 |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve - Orders placed will be delivered after 12/25 |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day 🎄 (No shipping) |
Fulfillment & Shipping
We provide free shipping for USPS orders $75+.
Ministry of Scent offers shipping to the United States through USPS Ground Advantage and UPS. We process and ship orders within 1-4 days, major holidays excluded. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at orders@ministryofscent.com
We do not ship on Sundays; Sundays are not included in our shipping window.
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First-time orders $125+ and all orders $200+ will be shipped with signature confirmation to ensure safe delivery. Customers may request "no signature confirmation" in the Order Note section of the Shopping Cart page, at their own risk. If the item is stolen after tracked delivery, the order cannot be refunded or replaced.
We cannot file claims or be held responsible for orders that have been designated as "delivered" by UPS or USPS (and/or signed for by recipient). We can file claims for orders that have be designated as "lost in transit" by UPS or USPS.
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| Free Shipping (orders $75 and over) |
USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground (depending on destination) |
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*Ship times vary. All products ship from California, shipments can take up to 5 business days to the East Coast.
Returns
We do not accept returns of perfumes, simply because perfumes can't be resold once they've been opened and used. We encourage you to order samples before purchasing full bottles of perfume. And here's the good news — with every sample purchased, we'll send you a coupon code that allows you to redeem the cost of the sample and sample shipping if you buy a full bottle of the fragrance you tried (in other words, you get $10 off).
Please contact orders@ministryofscent.com if you have a question or issue related to your order or shipping.
Sample Orders
Samples are designed to help you evaluate scents you might want to later purchase as a full bottle. You may order one sample per fragrance, up to 15 total in a single order. Samples are non-refundable.
For sample orders, please check your packing slip for a special code that will allow you to redeem the price of samples and sample shipping when purchase full bottles of the scents you sample ($10 off full bottles).
Complimentary Samples
We provide complimentary samples with $75+ full bottle purchases. You may request up to 3 samples with any qualifying order. Please use the Order Note section on the Shopping Cart overlay to let us know which complimentary samples you would like. We'll try to provide the scents you've requested, but substitutions may occur if items are out of stock.
I am blessed to not smell elderliness in rose. Truly. Rose transports me to an idyllic Tudor era. This rose specifically is Catherine of Aragon. On my skin, I smell her gown, the metal of her adornments, the faint scent of wood from the church pew, and now she stands in the rose garden with hands clasped tightly around a freshly cut red rose. She lets her tears fall as she whispers prayers frantically into the dewy petals, blood starting to drip down her palms.
I love it, I’m wearing my poor sample down.