Gula

By the editors · 2 min readLavender opens brisk and camphoraceous, slicing through sweet orange pulp while galbanum adds a bitter-green snap that feels almost leafy. The heart keeps the lavender alive but lets jasmine’s indolic creaminess bloom alongside dry, woody clove that warms rather than burns. Vanilla lands first in the base, pouring a soft custard layer over sandalwood’s dry cream, while vetiver threads a cool, rooty smoke that stops the accord from turning sugary. Over three hours the green top recedes, leaving a clean barbershop tandem of lavender and clove dusted with pale wood and a faint vanillic hum. Projection stays polite, radiating roughly an arm’s length for the first four hours, then settling into a clean skin glow that survives a workday. The composition feels engineered for spring office wear, yet the vanilla-wood tail lets it slide into crisp fall evenings without shouting.