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By the editors · 2 min readBergamot flashes metallic-green, immediately joined by petitgrain’s bitter leaf edge that strips away any sweetness. The heart layers thyme’s dry, camphorous herbal tone over the citrus-woody skeleton, creating an aromatic-woody accord reminiscent of crushed twigs and kitchen herbs. Sandalwood emerges early, its creamy facet muted by vetiver’s rooty dryness while patchouli adds earthy darkness rather than sweetness, steering the base toward cool forest floor instead of warm amber. Mid-stage the thyme softens, letting vetiver’s smoke rise through petitgrain’s persistent green haze, maintaining a crisp, slightly medicinal character that stays close to skin. Projection remains office-polite, radiating an arm’s length for three hours before collapsing into a clean wood-pencil dry-down. Best worn in spring or cool summer workdays when you want quiet green-wood freshness without aquatic clichés.