Shozan Black
Freesia opens with a light, slightly green floral character before ginger enters the heart to add a dry, peppery warmth.
The scent fingerprint
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- Warm Spicy50
- Aquatic50
- Woody50
- Tropical
The note pyramid
- Freesia
- Ginger
- Magnolia
- White Musk
- Sandalwood
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readFreesia opens with a light, slightly green floral character before ginger enters the heart to add a dry, peppery warmth. Magnolia offers a lush white-floral backdrop, softer and creamier than the ginger is sharp. White musk, sandalwood, and cedar provide a clean, warm woody base that keeps the whole composition airy rather than heavy.
This is a fresh floral with a spiced edge — the ginger is the differentiating element, giving a bit of tension to what would otherwise be a conventional magnolia-musky structure. The dry-down is clean and woody, settling well. It wears lightly and suits warmer weather, though the ginger gives it enough bite to carry into early fall.
Scent twins
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