Phosphorus
Phosphorus opens with bergamot alone — a clean, slightly floral citrus that functions as a brief, conventional introduction before stepping aside for the richer base.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 accords.
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- Leather70
- Earthy60
- Aromatic50
- Cinnamon
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Cinnamon
- Osmanthus
- Rose
- Sandalwood
- Leather
By the editors · 2 min readPhosphorus opens with bergamot alone — a clean, slightly floral citrus that functions as a brief, conventional introduction before stepping aside for the richer base.
Sandalwood, leather, vetiver, amber, patchouli, and musk build a substantial base. Leather and vetiver anchor the earthy-dark axis with their dry animalic and smoky-earthy qualities respectively. Sandalwood and amber add smoothness and warmth; patchouli deepens the earthy character; musk softens the close.
This is a citrus opening over a rich, dark woody-leather base — the bergamot serves primarily to set up what follows. The base has enough components to deliver real complexity. A serious masculine composition well-suited to cooler weather and evening occasions.
Scent twins
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