Ultra

Neon colours, massive shoulder pads, and a synthesizer refusing to tone down the chorus: HIRAM GREEN Ultra transforms the optimism of the eighties into a narcissus that shines so brightly its darker obsession becomes inevitable.

Neroli, ylang-ylang, and narcissus open the composition radiantly, richly, and intoxicatingly. Neroli provides light, ylang a warm fullness, and narcissus a green-animal opulence that immediately takes centre stage.

Hiram Green finds inspiration in the fashion, hairstyles, catchy synth music, and relentless self-confidence of the decade. The flower's name simultaneously recalls the Greek myth of Narcissus, a warning that the hedonists of the eighties probably gladly ignored.

Jasmine and floral nectar enhance the radiance, while leather, hay, and tobacco reveal a darker side. Warm resins on the skin connect the flower to a rough, dry base.

If you're looking for a delicate spring narcissus or a pure white floral perfume, Ultra will be too opulent and animalic for you. Its energy has no ironic distance; it fully believes in its own volume.

In the drydown, narcissus remains over leather and hay, with nectar on smoky tobacco — the neon sign is still burning, but the price of self-indulgence is already visible in the mirror.