Imagine cycling through a flat, open landscape. Meadows on both sides. No hills, no trees to hide behind, yet every pedal stroke feels like climbing a mountain. That is TEGENWIND.

It turns out to be a typical Dutch phenomenon. A foreign translation that comes close is "headwind," but that translation doesn't do it justice. In the Netherlands, tegenwind (headwind) is not just a weather phenomenon; it is a national part of our lives. It's the invisible force that turns a five-minute ride into a small expedition. It's the bleak wind that creeps through your jacket, the gusts of wind that prick your cheeks and chin like thousands of needles. The resistance that makes you wonder why you ever left home.

Yet, there is also a kind of pride in it. Every Dutch person knows that peculiar feeling of satisfaction when you arrive somewhere; drenched, with windswept hair and aching legs, rain-soaked jeans, and sweat on your back, and then, with silent heroism, being able to say: "I had a headwind."

To a foreigner, it might sound like complaining. But it is simply part of life in this flat country. It emphasizes both the resistance and the perseverance needed to get where we want to go.

Headwind has shaped this country. And it has shaped the Dutch people. It makes us strong and resilient. I have tried to capture the feeling of headwind in this perfume. The bleak wind on your cheeks and chin. The warmth that arises when you finally reach your destination. The sweat on your back. And the strengthened resilience.

TEGENWIND opens icy and fresh with notes of pink pepper, juniper berry, geosmin (petrichor) and watermint. Then it slowly warms up with notes of resin, geranium, eucalyptus and patchouli. Finally drying down to a warm base of ambergris, earthy vetiver, leather and sandalwood.

Unisex
Our perfumes are not made specifically for men or women. Marketing creates that division in perfumes. Our perfumes react differently on everyone's skin, so they are suitable for both men and women.

Eau de Parfum is a very strong perfume formula, with over 20% pure perfume oil. Just 1 to 2 sprays on each wrist is enough to keep you smelling wonderful all day long.

Ingredients

Alcohol Denat., Parfum, Aqua, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hydroxycitronellal, Amyl Salicylate, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Limonene, Pinene, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil, Vanillin, Menthol, Linalool, Beta-Caryophyllene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Rose Ketones, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Carvone, Terpinolene, Eugenol, Terpineol, Alpha-Terpinene, Camphor, Geranyl Acetate

Free from parabens and phthalates