Petroleum
Bergamot flickers briefly before the composition collapses into a dense, animalic leather core.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 13 accords.
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- Fresh50
- Rose50
- Amber50
- Animalic
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Amber
- Rose
- Leather
- Patchouli
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot flickers briefly before the composition collapses into a dense, animalic leather core. Civet and musk push hard against a cured-hide patchouli, with rose acting more as a metallic edge than a floral lift.
Amber rounds out the heart with a warm balsamic glow, but the dominant impression is of polished leather and skin — there is little softness or sweetness to balance the darkness. Patchouli adds a damp earthiness that deepens as the fragrance settles.
The overall character is brooding, smoky, and unmistakably leather-forward. It reads as a single-minded study in worn hide and animalic warmth rather than a layered floral or oriental composition, with the rose as a quiet accent.
Scent twins
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