Sous Bois
Fragrance notes
Character
Walking into a damp forest after rain, you are met with sharp pine and cypress that feel cool against the skin. Black pepper adds a bright bite to the green papyrus, while myrica brings a waxy, slightly sour edge that keeps the opening from smelling like a cleaned-up garden. Bellflower and primrose soften the air with a gentle floral touch, though hemlock and fir pull the scent back toward the shadows. Cloves and iris sit together in the middle, one dry and powdered, the other warm and prickly, while moss grounds the blend with a soil-like weight that feels honest rather than decorative.
As the blend settles, myrrh and labdanum create a resinous warmth that wraps around the cleaner vetiver and birch tar. Tonka bean lends a smooth sweetness that never turns sugary, balancing the tar's rough edges. The result is a resinous wood that fits a coat thrown over a sweater when the air is crisp and the ground is wet, the kind of scent that belongs where trees block the wind and the light stays low. It suits someone who wants to smell like the outdoors without reaching for a detergent freshness, and it asks the wearer to be comfortable with a little
Smells similar
Built from the same materials — ranked by how unusual the shared notes are, not by how many.
