The Nue Co.
Past Time
- new
Eau de parfum with neurofragrance technology and notes of Pepper, Coconut Milk, Rhubarb, Ambrette, Musk, Vetiver, and Sandalwood, balancing and comforting.
A memory you can’t place, but can’t let go of. Abstract and developing Past Time leads with a rich, smokey sweetness with Amber, Haitian Vetiver and Wolfwood, rounded out with Ambrette and Amber Musk and lifted by Black Pepper and Rhubarb. It’s a scent that feels deeply personal, lingering like a familiar thought at the edge of your mind.
Top notes: Black Pepper, Coconut Milk, Rhubarb
Heart notes: Ambrette, Musk, Amber Musk
Base notes: Haitian Vetiver, Wolfwood, Sandalwood
- The Science: Nostalgia is more than a feeling — it’s a physiological response that calms the nervous system and grounds the mind. Familiar scents send direct signals to the limbic brain, unlocking memories tied to safety and warmth.
- Research from Brown University shows that scents experienced as newborns hold the strongest power of emotional recall, imprinting a lifelong blueprint for comfort. We’re naturally drawn to gourmand notes like vanilla and tonka bean because they share compounds found in milk and childhood sweets, reminding the body of when things were simple, good, and safe.
- This is the science behind The Nostalgia Collection — each scent works with your body’s chemistry to reawaken comfort, release tension, and restore emotional balance.
- The Perfumer: Frank Voelkl
- Non-Toxic, Endocrine Safe, Free from Phthalates, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks
Spray on pulse points, as desired.
The Nostalgia Collection is designed to be layered. Each SkinScent blends with your body’s chemistry to evolve into something deeply personal — familiar, yet entirely your own. Layering is about more than scent. It’s a way to shift your mood, express your energy, or deepen your connection to the moment.
Our Clean Beauty concept is primarily defined by the ingredients you won't find in the products with the CLEAN icon:
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), chemical sunscreens, EDTA, ethanolamines, ethoxylated ingredients (Ceteareth-20, emulsifying wax, PEGS, polysorbate-20, polysorbate-40, steareth-20, sulfates), formaldehyde, methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone, methylcellulose or 2-methoxyethanol, nitro- and polycyclic musk, parabens, petrolatum and paraffin, phthalates, resorcinol, silicones, animal by-products (with the exception of lanolin and beeswax), toluene, triclosan and triclocarban.
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Danger: Highly flammable liquid and vapour.; Warning: May cause an allergic skin reaction.; Warning: Can cause serious eye irritation.; Keep cool.; Take action to prevent static discharges.; Avoid breathing dust, vapour, or spray mist.; Avoid release to the environment.; Seek medical advice if needed.
