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Dark Tales

Old Library

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Old Library by Dark Tales

Olfactive Profile

Papery · Leathery · Woody

About the Fragrance

Quiet rooms of leather-bound books, aged paper, and warm wood — a fragrance of literary nostalgia.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by Arina Franzén. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Paper
  • Dust

Heart notes

the soul
  • Old Books
  • Leather Bindings
    Leather Bindings
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla

Base notes

the trail
  • Cedar
    Cedar
  • Sandalwood
    Sandalwood
  • Tonka

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity3/5
Sillage3/5
Projection3/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
FamilyUnspecified

Main accords

PaperyLeatheryWoody

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Textures

  • — Aged hide
  • — Birch tar
  • — Riding glove
  • — Sanded wood
  • — Raw silk
  • — Warm milk

Materials

Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Mysore sandalwood · Raw silk · Beeswax

Atmosphere

The room

A saddler's workshop after closing — leather and oil and dust

Weather

The air

Cold dry night, 6°C

Interior Design

Old-club library

Library with worn Chesterfield, brass desk lamp, single malt

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Tangier, the medina at midnight

Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Mysore.

Literary Match

McCarthy — Blood Meridian

Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles

In one line

Dark Tales

Old Library — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Imagery courtesy of Unsplash

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.