Monarch

By the editors · 2 min readLemon snaps open with a sharp, almost waxy citrus edge that quickly kneads into the jasmine heart. Jasmine lifts the lemon, turning it from sour to lightly honeyed, while clove studs the petals with a dry, medicinal heat that keeps the floral from going sweet. Below them, twin mosses lock together: the greener, almost mint-cool moss against the deeper, loamy oakmoss, forming a cool forest floor that swallows most of the lemon within twenty minutes. Musk slips in last, powdering the mosses and stretching their earthy bitterness into a clean skin-quiet dry-down that smells like linen washed in mineral water. Projection stays arm-length for roughly four hours, then settles to a cool, faintly spicy green haze perfect for spring office days or rainy sidewalks.