Caftan
Caftan opens with the brightness of bergamot tempered by pink pepper's dry, almost peppery-rosy warmth, hinting at the resinous heart to come.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 2 accords.
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- Amber90
- Leather30
The note pyramid
- Pink Pepper
- Bergamot
- Olibanum
- Benzoin
- Styrax
- Labdanum
By the editors · 2 min readCaftan opens with the brightness of bergamot tempered by pink pepper's dry, almost peppery-rosy warmth, hinting at the resinous heart to come. Within minutes, the citrus recedes and a soft, golden haze of benzoin takes over, flanked by olibanum's cool, liturgical smoke and styrax's leathery sweetness. The effect is surprisingly smooth, never sharp or churchy despite the incense core.
What unfolds is a skin-close veil of ambered resin and musk, patient and unhurried. There's a tactile quality here, like sun-warmed fabric or well-worn wood, that justifies the name without resorting to obvious spice. The labdanum adds a subtle stickiness, grounding the composition in something faintly animalic and real.
This is a contemplative fragrance, more meditative than seductive. It suits those who prefer their warmth restrained, their incense wearable, and their presence felt rather than announced.
Scent twins
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