Forest Lungs
Forest Lungs opens with bergamot cutting cleanly through a dense, resinous core.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 accords.
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- Earthy80
- Balsamic70
- Patchouli70
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Vetiver
- Benzoin
- Patchouli
- Bergamot
By the editors · 2 min readForest Lungs opens with bergamot cutting cleanly through a dense, resinous core. The citrus doesn't linger long — it simply provides an entry point before patchouli and benzoin take over, building a dark and earthy foundation.
Vetiver anchors the composition in rootiness and dry soil. Benzoin adds a faint sweetness that reads more balsamic than gourmand, rounding the harder edges of vetiver and patchouli without softening the overall character significantly.
The result is a stripped-down, forest-floor portrait — dark earth, wet bark, and resin. It wears close to the skin and evolves slowly. The sparse note list keeps it linear and legible rather than complex, suited to cool, quiet settings.
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Scent twins
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