Imagine cycling across a flat, open landscape. Fields stretching out on both sides. No hills nor trees to hide behind, and yet every single pedal stroke feels like climbing a mountain. That is what the Dutch know as TEGENWIND.
It literally means “headwind” in Dutch, but that translation doesn’t quite capture the full weight of it. In the Netherlands, tegenwind isn’t just weather; it’s a national condition. It’s the invisible force that turns a five-minute ride into an odyssey. It’s the cold air that seeps through your coat, the gusts that slap your face, the resistance that makes you question why you ever left the house.
There’s a sort of modest pride in it, too. Every Dutch person knows that peculiar satisfaction of arriving somewhere soaked, hair in chaos, legs burning, wet jeans, sweaty back, and saying, with quiet heroism, “Ik had tegenwind.” ("I had headwind.").
To a foreigner, it might sound like a complaint. To a Dutchman, it’s almost a badge of honour. A reminder that even on a flat landscape, life can still feel like a struggle, but it can be overcome with perseverance.

Tegenwind has shaped this country. And it has shaped the Dutch. It made us strong and resilient. I tried to capture the feeling of tegenwind in this perfume. The icy wind on your cheeks and chin. The heat that arises after eventually arriving at your destination. The sweat on your back. With a strengthened resilience. 

TEGENWIND Eau de Parfum opens icy and fresh with notes of pink pepper, juniper berry, geosmin (petrichor) and wet mint. It then slowly warms up with notes of elemi, geranium, eucalyptus and patchouli. To eventually dry down to a warm base of ambergris, earthy vetiver, leather and sandalwood.

Unisex
Our perfumes are not specifically made for men or women. Marketing helps create the concept of 'male' or 'female' fragrances. But the fact is they act differently on anyone's skin. So all of our perfumes are unisex.

Eau de Parfum is a very strong form of perfume, containing about 20% of pure perfume essence. Just one to two sprays on each wrist in the morning will keep you smelling amazing for the entire day.

Concept: Joeri Hottentot
100% made in the Netherlands.