Perfume house · 
France · Since 2006
Etat Libre d'Orange
FranceSay it ay-TAH LEE-bruh doh-RAHNZH · French for 'Orange Free State', the former Boer republic in what is now South Africa
Provocative Paris perfumes with ironic names, composed by outside perfumers given free rein; best known for Sécrétions Magnifiques, built on the smells of the body.
Etienne de Swardt, who had written perfume concepts at Givenchy, founded Etat Libre d'Orange in Paris in 2006 and gave perfumers free rein. He named it after the Orange Free State of his native South Africa, and still runs it from rue des Archives.
Owned by
Editions des Sens SAS, Paris, independent and led by its founder; the public register read does not list its shareholders. Checked October 2026.
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8 of the 37 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
Best known
Uruk Chronicles2025 · Eau de ParfumUnisexStrawberry and tangerine with abelia over saffron, iris and a fruity rose, drying to tonka, cypriol and cedar.
Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre2015 · Eau de ParfumUnisexBlack pepper, galbanum and blackcurrant over rose-laced incense and damp stone, drying down to vetiver and patchouli.
The Ghost in the Shell2021 · Eau de ParfumUnisexWatery marine freshness and yuzu over jasmine and a milky skin accord, ending on moss and vanilla-like amber.
Story of Your Life2024 · Eau de ParfumUnisexButtery brioche and cocoa over orange blossom, laurel and cistus, settling into rum-soaked vanilla, benzoin, patchouli and amber woods.
I Am Trash2018 · Eau de ParfumUnisexApple and bitter orange over rose and ripe strawberry, with a velvety cedar and sandalwood-like wood base.
Above the Waves2025 · Eau de ParfumUnisexBergamot, cardamom and incense over green maté, black tea and rose, settling onto tonka, cedar and vetiver.
Let's Pretend2026 · Eau de ParfumUnisexSaffron, pink pepper and mandarin, then peach, osmanthus and jasmine, drying to cedar, benzoin and balsamic styrax.
You or Someone Like You2017 · Eau de ParfumFor womenBergamot, grapefruit and anise over green rose, mint and wild grass, resting on clean white musk.All 8 here
8 perfumes · the best known first
Uruk Chronicles2025 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Strawberry and tangerine with abelia over saffron, iris and a fruity rose, drying to tonka, cypriol and cedar.Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre2015 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Black pepper, galbanum and blackcurrant over rose-laced incense and damp stone, drying down to vetiver and patchouli.The Ghost in the Shell2021 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Watery marine freshness and yuzu over jasmine and a milky skin accord, ending on moss and vanilla-like amber.Story of Your Life2024 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Buttery brioche and cocoa over orange blossom, laurel and cistus, settling into rum-soaked vanilla, benzoin, patchouli and amber woods.I Am Trash2018 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Apple and bitter orange over rose and ripe strawberry, with a velvety cedar and sandalwood-like wood base.Above the Waves2025 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Bergamot, cardamom and incense over green maté, black tea and rose, settling onto tonka, cedar and vetiver.Let's Pretend2026 · Eau de Parfum · Unisex · Premium $$$Saffron, pink pepper and mandarin, then peach, osmanthus and jasmine, drying to cedar, benzoin and balsamic styrax.You or Someone Like You2017 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Premium $$$Bergamot, grapefruit and anise over green rose, mint and wild grass, resting on clean white musk.Its perfumers here: Jordi Fernández, Quentin Bisch, Julie Massé, Jérôme di Marino, Nisrine Grillie, Caroline Sabas, Daniela Andrier. 1 of its 8 don’t name one yet.