Nocturnal Nemesis

Nocturnal Nemesis hits you first like sharp metallic air on a winter rooftop: eucalyptus and rosemary cut through the silence, sharpened by bright bergamot so it feels like night wind against your face, not simple cleanliness.

As it settles, cinnamon and clove start to smolder, a dry embered warmth threaded with subtle florals that add texture without softening its hard edges.

Deeper on the skin, resin-heavy woods and oud move in—smoky, balsamic, and quietly commanding—built for late hours, dim rooms, and anyone who prefers their comfort laced with a controlled sense of danger.

Frederic Gieselbach came to niche fragrances as a collector and now makes them by hand in Germany as Nebiru Parfvms, filling and closing every bottle. Gieselbach's father loved drugstore fragrances and followed the son deeper in, and without words the two shared something essential. Then came the sudden loss of the father. Gieselbach asked how to get closer, and the answer became the house's name: Nebiru, in Babylonian mythology the threshold between worlds, the point of connection.

Nebiru releases are built from raw materials Gieselbach finds. The eaglewood comes from South East Asia; essences come from jungle islands, other materials from the Arab and Asian regions. Gieselbach buys roots, resins and woods, never ready-made blends. The releases have edges and depth, and none of them is smooth. Each small batch is mixed by hand and filtered, then brought to maturity.