Less is everything. This exercise in restraint opens with the singular beauty of guaiac wood—smoky, balsamic, almost honeyed in its natural complexity. No distractions, no embellishments. Just pure guaiac essence paired with the clean dryness of white cedar. A whisper of black pepper adds the faintest friction.
The heart maintains this meditative simplicity. More woods—this time virginian cedar and sandalwood—create subtle variations on the woody theme. Incense adds sacred smoke while musk provides invisible warmth. This is the scent of perfectly aged wood in a modernist gallery—art reduced to essence.
The base is where addiction lives. The guaiac deepens, revealing its naturally occurring vanillic facets. White amber adds clean radiance while iso e super creates that impossible-to-define woody aura that seems to shift and shimmer on the skin. A touch of olibanum adds resinous depth without disrupting the composition's zen-like calm.
This is anti-perfume perfume. No flowers, no fruits, no stories—just the profound beauty of wood in its purest form. For minimalists who understand that restraint is the ultimate sophistication.
Concentration: 20% (Extrait de Parfum)
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