Fragrances should make us think - in fact, shouldn't they make us feel? Secretions Magnifiques is a conceptual fragrance, and speaks a message as to the nature of perfumery. Can we bracket the hedonistic, pleasure-driven aspects of ourselves and truly be objective about scent? Here Secretions Magnifiques asks: what do we accept as clean and sacred, and what do we reject as dirty and profane? ... making the boundary line blurry in the process. Can we appreciate the artistic realism of a scent like this, or are we too wrapped up in notions of purity, freshness, and cleanliness? This is the manifest power of fragrance - it excites, disgusts, and can subvert the norm. This is Etat Libre d'Orange at their worst, which, is indeed their best.