Sueño Latino - Eau de Parfum

A FRUITY-LEATHER MIRAGE BORN FROM THE CLASH OF NATURE AND CULTURE

Dense palms, weighed down by fresh rain. An inherent richness born in lush rainforests and the urban jungle. This is SUEÑO LATINO.

It’s the Amazonian tree canopy and Mexican architect Luis Barragán’s hot pink walls. Blooming birds of paradise and dancing all night to salsa rhythms. Heartfuls and handfuls of fruit. And even more than that, it’s a spirit that transcends the heat. “At the end of the day, fragrance itself is a dream,” says Aedes de Venustas co-founder Karl Bradl. “You close your eyes, and you disappear.”

It’s the warmth of damp jungle air, the creaminess of ripe fruits melting into spice and wood, the elegance of something both earthy and refined. It’s not a postcard version of the tropics but a hazy, dreamlike night where the heat lingers on the skin and the air is thick with scent.

A Sensory Fantasy, Reimagined

SUEÑO LATINO is not a perfume lifted straight from the tropics, but rather the interpretation of a fantasy, a juicy yet luxurious scent marked with an Aedes olfactive signature of resinous woods. Bradl and co-founder Robert Gerstner worked with perfumer Gabriela Chelariu on its creation. She brought a luminous style to the novel fragrance category of fruity leather. “It’s very lush, it’s very rich, contrasted with wetness and earthiness. There’s lots of moss, lots of humidity, all inspired by the elements,” says Chelariu. “It’s a fairytale land of nature.”

From Rainforest Ingredients to Urban Refinement

The journey begins with indigenous South American ingredients: Brazilian red pepper and Peruvian pink pepper. The latter is extracted using Firgood® technology, a gentle extraction method that captures the full aromatic spectrum of the ingredient: the vibrant, the zesty, the citrusy, the fruity. This pair of spices lends an explosion to the scent’s opening and a vitality to all the notes that follow. They give an edge to plummy, herbal davana leaves and floral bergamot zest, and light up a heart of rosa mango and milky fig.

A layered composition references the varied climates that can exist in a small volume of space: Mysore sandalwood evokes a watery forest floor, a mysterious undercurrent of suede musk feels like soft fabric against skin. A base of guaiac wood from Paraguay, fresh olibanum sap, amber, and patchouli adds rich texture and the faintest smokiness

A Dream State of Scent

With SUEÑO LATINO, there is a contrast between the natural world and the vibrancy of its inhabitants. To wear it is to exist in a dream state of warmth and passion, making for an addictive combination as elegant as it is transporting.

OLFACTIVE PYRAMID 

• Top Notes:  Bergamot, Brazilian red pepper, Peruvian pink pepper, davana leaves
• Middle Notes:  Rosa mango, milky fig
• Base Notes: Suede musk, guaiac wood, Mysore sandalwood, olibanum sap, amber, patcouli

ADDITIONAL INFO

• Created in 2025
• Perfumer: Gabriela Chelariu
• Unisex

ABOUT THE BRAND

AEDES DE VENUSTAS is turning a new page in the AEDES DE VENUSTAS story with the relaunch of the perfume collection in November 2021. 

The relaunch begins with a reintroduction of seven of the existing fragrances: its first, Signature (2012), Iris Nazarena (2013), Copal Azur (2014), Palissandre d’Or (2015), Cierge de Lune (2016), Grenadille d’Afrique (2016), and Pelargonium (2017).

The finished works are presented in a re-designed fluted glass bottle marked by peacock blue accents, a matte black insignia-stamped cap, and a sleek yet weighty design that marks the next chapter in the AEDES DE VENUSTAS story. The particular peacock blue shade is a nod to the original location of AEDES PERFUMERY on Christopher Street, the birthplace of the brand and so much of its ethos.