Solis

By the editors · 2 min readOud dominates from the first breath, delivering a dry, resinous smoke that feels like scorched hardwood. Vetiver enters early, adding a cool, grassy bitterness that slices through the oud's tarry thickness and keeps the scent from turning syrupy. Benzoin arrives in the heart, softening the smoke with a soft, caramelised amber that clings to the vetiver's green edges. Vanilla waits until the far dry-down, where it rounds the remaining oud into a muted, leathery sweetness that sits close to skin. The composition stays linear: smoke first, then smoke wrapped in amber, finally smoke warmed by vanilla. Projection stays within arm's length for six hours, making it office-safe yet unmistakably dark. Cool autumn evenings and crisp winter nights let the resinous core bloom without choking the room.