Top notes
the opening- Turmeric
- Ginger
Heart notes
the soul- Oud
Base notes
the trail- Vanilla
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Smoky, resinous, late-empire.
Textures
- — Charred resin
- — Smoke-stained silk
- — Aged paper
- — Warm wax
- — Spun sugar
- — Tonka resin
Materials
Agarwood · Brass · Persian wool · Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak
Atmosphere
The room
Incense drifting through a marble courtyard at dusk
Weather
The air
Dry desert evening, 22°C, wind from the south
Interior Design
Maximalist Levantine
Carved cedar screens, low brass lamps, kilim on stone floor
Season
Autumn · Winter
Wears best in autumn and winter.
City Match
Marrakech at the call to prayer
Also at home in Istanbul, Muscat, Lisbon.
Literary Match
Pessoa — written by candle in a rented room
The Book of Disquiet — Pessoa · The Garden of the Prophet — Gibran
In one line
Courrèges
Hyper Oud — smoky, resinous, late-empire.
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Try Before You Commit
Available samples.
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