The White by The Sum bottle
The Sum

The White

3.8/5 · 33 votes Unisex 2016
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Fragrance notes

Notes

Character

Longevity3.2/5
Sillage2.6/5
Day100
Night36
Spring86
Fall71
Winter64
Summer57
Our take

Smoke and iris together can feel like a dare, but here the blend settles into something softer than the sum of its parts. The iris carries a cool, rooty dryness that does not collapse into makeup powder, staying close to the skin in texture rather than in reach. Smoke threads through it without the bite of burnt wood, more like the last trace of a fire that has already gone out.

Violet and woody facets round the edges so the scent never feels sharp or medicinal. It sits in daylight rather than under club lights, the kind of perfume you reach for before a long Saturday walk through a city you half know. There is an earthiness under the powder that keeps it from drifting into something precious or overly curated.

You do not wear it to impress a room, and that is the point. It is a grey linen shirt with the sleeves rolled once, clean but not刚 ironed, comfortable in its own plainness.

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