Fischersund No. 8 Eau de Parfum is a vivid olfactory portrait of childhood in Iceland, capturing the strange, beautiful mixture of nature, play, food, and everyday objects that become inseparable from memory. Created by Reykjavík-based Fischersund, No. 8 draws upon the founders' childhood in Mosfellssveit, a small village just outside Reykjavík, where long days were spent riding bicycles, exploring the landscape, stealing rhubarb from a neighbor's garden, and eagerly awaiting the baked goods their grandmother delivered each week.
The fragrance transforms those memories into something remarkably unconventional yet wearable. Tart rhubarb and sparkling grapefruit open with crisp, mouthwatering freshness, while petitgrain adds a leafy citrus edge. Sitka spruce and birch leaf evoke damp Icelandic woods and crushed vegetation before balsam fir, warm amber, and an unexpected asphalt accord emerge underneath. Hints of orange cake, flower stalks, hot pavement, and cold Arctic air give No. 8 its wonderfully nostalgic character: fresh, green, sweet, industrial, and unmistakably Icelandic.
Why You'll Love It
- Inspired by the Fischersund family's childhood memories in rural Iceland
- Combines tart rhubarb and citrus with spruce, fir, greenery, amber, and asphalt
- Unusual atmospheric fragrance that remains fresh and surprisingly wearable
- Captures the contrast between Icelandic wilderness and nostalgic childhood comforts
- Hand-crafted in Iceland by Fischersund
- Each 50 ml fragrance is wrapped in a cotton bandana illustrated by Fischersund co-founder Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
Fragrance Profile
Top Notes: Rhubarb, Grapefruit, Petitgrain
Heart Notes: Sitka Spruce, Birch Leaf
Base Notes: Balsam Fir, Amber, Asphalt
Key Elements: Flower Stalks, Tart Rhubarb, Bergamot, Orange Cake, Asphalt, Sitka Spruce
Character: Green, tart, woody, aromatic, fresh, subtly gourmand
No. 8 moves through a fascinating series of contrasts: sharp rhubarb against something honeyed and sweet, fresh spruce against sun-warmed asphalt, and cold forest air against the comforting suggestion of orange cake. The result feels like a half-remembered childhood summer rendered in scent.
Product Details
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Brand: Fischersund
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Product Name: No. 8 Eau de Parfum
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Size: 1.7 oz (50 ml)
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Format: Eau de Parfum
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Scent Family: Green, Woody, Aromatic
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Presentation: Wrapped in an illustrated cotton bandana
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Origin: Made in Iceland
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Authenticity: Official Fischersund product
Fresh, strange, nostalgic, and utterly distinctive, Fischersund No. 8 captures the freedom of an Icelandic childhood through tart rhubarb, crushed greenery, coniferous woods, orange cake, and the lingering warmth of asphalt beneath a cold northern sky.