Habdan
EDP · 2013

Olfactive Profile
amber · sweet · woody · resinous · fruity
About the Fragrance
A warm resinous amber with saffron, olibanum, apple, rose, woods, caramel, myrrh, ambergris, and maltol.
Note Pyramid
The composition
Composed by Guillaume Flavigny. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.
Top notes
the opening- Saffron

- Olibanum
Heart notes
the soul- Apple

- Woody Notes
- Rose

Base notes
the trail- Caramel

- Myrrh

- Ambergris

- Maltol
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
- — Beeswax
- — Honeyed resin
- — Warm wool
Materials
Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter · Labdanum · Benzoin · Brass
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, Vienna.
Literary Match
Endō — Silence
Silence — Endō · The Cloud of Unknowing — Anonymous
In one line
Parfums de Marly
Habdan — sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.
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Available samples.
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