Filippo Sorcinelli Close Your Eyes and Then See Perfume Extract 100 ml

SUBJECT: Vetiver, Cedarwood, Sandalwood, Amber, Oud

COUNTER SUBJECT: Artemisia, Petitgrain, Clary Sage, Patchouli

BASE: Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, Strawberry

What a circus of lights life is!
Lights that make me close my eyes.
Too strong.
If I close my eyes
a shadow of smiles, 
heart-sucking thrill.

What a distracted life,
what a painting of white solitudes!
That maschera of tears and funny smells!
We are pupils that laugh without warmth,
fixed, immutable.
Pain.

You fear the unrecognizable
behind a friendly gesture,
You are anxious about not being able to read
the dance of an ancient face.

Melancholy of time and history.
Dance, joke, deceive.
Friendly laughter, a discordant note,
distant echo of mud and entrails.

Close your eyes, because in the dark you see,
because thoughts become more closed and deeper,
And that face that deforms mine returns,
I remember.
Not everything is as it seems.

Close your eyes now you,
maschera unsettling,
lost soul,
who eats peace instead of seeking it,
heart that jolts a lost man,
who desires the courage to go round in circles.

Not everything is as it seems.

Fear of clowns, also known as coulrophobia, is a relatively common and often misunderstood phobia.
This fear can manifest itself in varying degrees of intensity, from mild discomfort to paralyzing terror, and is believed to have deep roots in the human psyche.

The figure of the clown is historically associated with fun and entertainment, dating back to medieval jesters and harlequins of the commedia dell'arte. However, the grotesque appearance of the clown, with exaggerated makeup that distorts the facial features, can create a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty. This distortion can cause people to perceive clowns as disturbing figures, because their appearance does not correspond to common human behaviors.

Psychology suggests that fear of clowns may stem from the difficulty of reading the true emotions behind heavy makeup. Our usual predisposition is to read facial expressions to understand the intentions of others. When this ability is compromised, as in the case of clowns, it can generate anxiety and fear. The often unpredictable behavior of clowns can contribute to a feeling of unease.

Popular culture has amplified the fear of these figures through negative and frightening representations. A prime example is the character of Pennywise, the evil clown from Stephen King's novel "It", which has terrified generations of readers and viewers and is the basis of the inspiration for the thirteenth fragrance in the UNUM collection.

Coulrophobia, today also developed in smell with Filippo Sorcinelli, is a sort of completion of a research on the deep meaning of fear that began with the fragrance “but not today” in 2018 and continued last year with “neither the day nor the hour”; it can have a significant impact on the daily lives of those who suffer from it. Common situations such as children's birthday parties or circus events can become a source of stress and anxiety. In extreme cases, the mere sight of an image of a clown can trigger a panic reaction.

Ambiguity, in fact, is the lagoon of thoughts, the awkward movements stained with art project our anguish, thin the face and describe wickedness.

But authentic Art intervenes on the facade of evil as it intervenes on the soul. Only it produces this short circuit capable of canceling what induces the negative on evil. Art describes but does not limit and does not like to exacerbate negativity. It describes it, because exposing it causes the matter of Beauty to take over even in negative situations. 
Someone needs to be bad but only the other can circumscribe his limit in the path of solitude.

And only then will the center of evil become a social construction.