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Floating Candles
Unspecified
Warm beeswax, honeyed amber, and a faint trail of candle smoke drifting through a great hall.
The Composition
Note pyramid.
Composed by Arina Franzén. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.
Top notes
the opening- Beeswax
- Honey
- Smoke
Heart notes
the soul- Vanilla
- Tonka
- Amber
Base notes
the trail- Sandalwood
- Soft Woods
- Resins
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.
Textures
- — Cold stone
- — Resin tear
- — Smoked silk
- — Warm wax
- — Spun sugar
- — Tonka resin
Materials
Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter · Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak
Atmosphere
The room
Empty cathedral at the end of vespers
Weather
The air
Fog at dawn, 5°C
Interior Design
Monastic
Stone walls, beeswax candles, a single icon
Season
Autumn · Winter
Wears best in autumn and winter.
City Match
Rome at six in the morning
Also at home in Kyoto, Mount Athos, Lisbon.
Literary Match
Endō — Silence
Silence — Endō · The Cloud of Unknowing — Anonymous
In one line
Dark Tales
Floating Candles — sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.
Imagery courtesy of Unsplash
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Where to buy.
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Try Before You Commit
Available samples.
Trusted Decant Sellers
Available decants.
Layering Ritual
Complete the ritual.
Body oils, candles, and atmosphere chosen to extend Floating Candles from skin to room.
