Dear Maria, Count Me In
Fragrance notes
The garden path is cool underfoot, lined with damp stones that still hold the night’s chill. You brush past a tangle of tomato vines, their stems snapping with a sharp, watery green scent that mingles with crushed mint under your fingers. Green leaves release their own damp, shaded aroma, a thick canopy of foliage that feels alive in the still air. Musk lingers quietly in the background, a soft skin-like warmth that grounds the bright plants without pulling focus.
Claire Baxter composed this aromatic green for Sixteen92, and the blend feels like standing directly inside the foliage rather than admiring it from a window. The fresh spicy accord adds a gentle bite to the air, cutting through the heavy plant matter with a clean edge. It is not a sweet garden, nor is it a manicured one, but a wild, aromatic space where the tomato and mint feel raw and unwashed.
Dear Maria, Count Me In suits someone who finds comfort in the early hours before the sun fully rises, when the world is quiet and the air is thick with moisture. It is for the person who prefers the smell of snapped stems and damp earth over polished florals or heavy woods. Those who seek a traditional, sugary perfume or a loud, projecting statement will find this stillness too intimate and too close to the soil.
You take another step down the path, the green leaves brushing against your sleeve, the mint still sharp on your palms, the musk settling closer to your skin as the garden
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