Extrait, 20% concentration
Bergamot, then smoke, then nothing but cedar
- Opening Bergamot, pink pepper
- Heart Incense, iris, dry hay
- Base Cedar, vetiver
Six hours on skin in a cold room, four in a warm one. We publish both, because a fragrance that lasts all day on paper is not the same thing.
Rs 6,800
The composition
How it opens, and how it stays
Every note in the formula, in the order you meet it — and how long each one lasts.
Top
Bergamot · Pink pepper
The first 30 minutes
Heart
Iris · Jasmine
Until about hour 3
Base
Vetiver · Amber
From there to hour 8
How it wears
- 0
- 8 hours
- Concentration
- Eau de parfum 18%
- Wear time
- 8 hours
- Projection
- Arm's length
Wear time and projection as stated by the brand, on skin at room temperature. Scent behaves differently on different people.
Tax excluded.
- Free delivery on orders over 5,000
- 60-day return window, opened or not
- Independently tested for concentration and wear
Composition
The facts a decant seller will not print
These are the facts a decant seller cannot give you, because they do not have them. Every line is checked against the batch sheet before it is printed here.
The specification
Figures are for the current batch. A new batch gets a new sheet.
The materials
Three of them, named and sourced
You cannot smell a website. So here is what is in the bottle and where it came from.
Bergamot
Cold-pressed peelCalabria, Italy
The first thing you meet. Sharp, green, faintly bitter — the smell of a lift opening on a citrus grove.
Bright, bitter citrus. Gone in twenty minutes, which is its job.
Iris
Orris butter, three-year aged rootPelago, Tuscany
The most expensive material in the formula, and the reason it costs what it costs. Powdery, cool, slightly like suede.
Cold powder and violet, with something almost metallic behind it.
Vetiver
Steam-distilled rootLes Cayes, Haiti
What holds everything up. Dry, smoky, rooty — warm earth after rain rather than perfume.
Dry smoke, damp soil, a little grapefruit peel.
How to wear it
Two sprays, and do not rub
More is not stronger. It is just closer to everyone around you.
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Two sprays
Base of the throat, inside of one wrist
Skin holds scent; clothes hold it longer but change it. -
Do not rub
Let it dry where it lands
Rubbing crushes the opening and skips you to the heart. -
Re-apply at hour six
One spray, same places
You will stop smelling it long before other people do.
Wear time measured on skin at two sprays. Clothes hold it longer and change the opening.
Questions
The things people ask before ordering
How long does it last on skin?
Six to eight hours on skin at two sprays, measured on three people across a working day. Longer on clothes, but the opening changes on fabric. If you get less than four hours, tell us — that is not normal for this concentration.
Is it safe on sensitive skin?
It is formulated to IFRA category 4 and every allergen is listed on the carton and the product page, so you can check before you buy. If you react to fragrance, test the 2 ml sample on the inside of the wrist first.
How do I read the IFRA statement?
The IFRA statement names the standard we formulated to, the category (skin-contact fragrance is category 4) and confirms every restricted material is below its limit. It is the document a serious perfumer can show and a decant seller cannot.
What is your returns policy?
Unopened bottles: 60 days, full refund. Opened bottles cannot be resold, so we ask you to try the 2 ml sample first — its price comes off your bottle if you go ahead.