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Smoke, spice, woods and a little trouble. For when pretty isn’t quite enough.
Liis
Smells like soft suede, warm spice, and resin
from $6.30
the bit you might not know
Inspired directly by Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, about love that "looks on tempests and is never shaken."
État Libre d'Orange
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Created in 2006 by perfumer Antoine Maisondieu as a tribute to golden-age Hollywood icons like Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, smoking in the smoky black-and-white glamour of the era.
Marissa Zappas
Smells like creamy florals, soft spice, and incense
Amber
Marissa Zappas
Smells like creamy florals, soft spice, and incense
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Inspired by the 1962 B-horror film of the same name, following the story's sole car-crash survivor as she relocates to Utah and drifts into a spectral, electric dimension.
STORA SKUGGAN
Smells like mulled blood orange over Saharan sand
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Named for a centuries-old Saharan caravan route, home to the loneliest tree on Earth...a single acacia standing 150km from any other living thing, a landmark for salt-and-gold traders for generations, until a truck driver accidentally killed it in 1973. Saffron, blood orange, and gum acacia are meant to...
Room 1015
Smells like the body of a vintage Gibson guitar
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Room 1015's very first-ever fragrance, born from founder Dr. Mike's first Gibson guitar. This extrait version was released as a bolder, wilder reimagining for the brand's 10th anniversary. Cardamom and saffron open into oak moss and myrrh, described by the brand as "a guitar bursting into flames mid-solo."
Pearfat
from $45.00
the bit you might not know
limited edition! Face powder collects in the corners of her mouth as she chews a bite of watermelon, freshly cooled in a well—too crunchy. It sounds too cold and crunchy. When her lips part, an eye peeks out, glancing to each side in sync with the two on...
Jorum Studio
Smells like sun-warmed trees, forest air...and a bearded man
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Described as "an imagined day-in-the-life of a Virideer." A Green Man figure tending Scottish woodland.
Federico Cantelli
Smells like peppery clove and pine over patchouli
Amber
Federico Cantelli
Smells like peppery clove and pine over patchouli
from $5.00
Imaginary Authors
Smells like ripe fig, soft iris, and warm tonka drifting through a hazy California orchard
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like ripe fig, soft iris, and warm tonka drifting through a hazy California orchard
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Set in California's San Joaquin Valley, the fictional story follows a farmer's wife's decades-long affair. Fig, iris, and tree bark give it a hazy, golden-hour warmth that matches the story's dusty, dreamlike setting.
Imaginary Authors
Smells like Douglas fir, pine resin, and a surprise hint of wild strawberry deep in a PNW forest
Woody
Imaginary Authors
Smells like Douglas fir, pine resin, and a surprise hint of wild strawberry deep in a PNW forest
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
The story behind this one traces back to 1881: a fictional explorer's memoir about building a homestead in an old-growth Pacific Northwest forest and falling for a woman from the Nehalem Tribe. Douglas fir, pine resin, and mountain fog make it read like an actual walk through that...
Pineward
Smells like sun-warmed hay bales
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Built from a custom hay, bison grass, and sweetgrass extract that Pineward co-distilled themselves from about 10 pounds of raw material. Two fragrances came out of that single batch: Hayloft and its sibling, Hayride.
Goldfield & Banks
Smells like molten agarwood wrapped in vanilla
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
Built around Australian agarwood harvested sustainably from the Daintree Rainforest; the first time this wood species had ever been used in perfumery. It's meant as a softer, more modern reinterpretation of oud, in contrast to the heavier, more animalic ouds.
Day Three
Smells like rose, warm oud, and vanilla wrapped in a soft cloud of saffron
Amber
Day Three
Smells like rose, warm oud, and vanilla wrapped in a soft cloud of saffron
from $10.00
the bit you might not know
A genuinely personal creation. Perfumer Michael Paul made this as a scent-love-letter to his teenage daughter, Dakota Aylan, using rare, expensive materials she personally loves. He compounded the first batch on her actual birthday, and it now macerates for a full eight months before bottling, making it the...
House of BŌ
Smells like praline and aged whiskey forged into a smoky veil
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Created by Alberto Morillas, imagining what a gourmand fragrance would smell like in outer space. Cold metallic minerals melt into aged whiskey, praline, dragon's blood incense, and agarwood. Its cap is metallized volcanic stone, said to promote grounding and stability (we all need that!)
kheimistrii
Smells like a quiet tea house
from $35.00
the details
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For lovers of depth and strength, Tibetan Black Tea is a richly brewed journey into exotic, spicy terrain. This scent is steeped with layers of smoky birch resin, peppery heat, and tropical woods. Brazilian pepper and Vietnamese champak add complexity and bite. It's pure, dark, meditative chai.
Notes: Ceylon tea, Brazilian pepper, Vietnamese champak, birch resin, tropical woods
Dos Mundos
Smells like incense smoke clinging to warm stone walls
from $10.00
Day Three
Smells like a dark chocolate-covered raspberry
from $12.00
the bit you might not know
Midnight Raspberry features a big dose of natural Vietnamese agarwood specifically so the raspberry feels dark, not sweet or dessert-like. The perfumer, founder Michael Paul, describes the oud as functioning like the dark chocolate shell wrapped around the raspberry itself. It's currently the house's most premium release.
État Libre d'Orange
Smells like mysterious yet comforting static
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
One of the house's most divisive releases, built around an unusual vetiver-and-chestnut-cream. It leans into blue-collar irony, with État describing it as "a fisherman without a line" who unknowingly shapes fate around him.
État Libre d'Orange
Smells like wet earth and incense-y rose
from $8.00
the bit you might not know
Its full name is drawn directly from a line in Victor Hugo's poem "À quoi songeaient les deux cavaliers dans la forêt" ("What Two Horsemen Were Thinking in the Forest".) The narrator says "by my side, Hermann seemed to me like a shadow."
TEKES
Smells like creamy violet and worn suede
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Named for Yafo (Jaffa), the ancient port city where old and new architecture collide block by block. Violet leaf and pink pepper open into leather and powdery violet, described by the brand as "both classic and modern."
TEKES
Smells like nights turned into mornings
from $9.00
the bit you might not know
Built around the tension between distance and closeness. The brand describes it as "the deep, powerful feeling of being transported back to a person, a moment, an emotion." The name itself nods to the way a specific memory can feel permanently sunlit.
Pineward
Smells like smoldering pine
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
Pineward's calls this "a challenging perfume," and it's one of the brand's most popular scents despite that warning. Built around morel mushroom and decayed rose over charred pineboard and incense, meant to evoke funeral rites.
House of Cosmo
Smells like the cusp of a black hole
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
"The universe holds many mysteries, but none as powerful as Dark Matter—an unseen force binding galaxies and shaping the cosmos itself. It is presence without form, power without boundary, a gravity that cannot be escaped."
Federico Cantelli
Smells like amber wrapped in sweet tobacco leaf
from $7.00
the bit you might not know
A 2026 release built around the pairing named in its title. Federico Cantelli goes for a "rounded," soft tobacco that smells more sweet than earthy.
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