Cedrus Ascent
Fragrance notes
Character
The hallway smells of cold stone and damp wool. Then the door opens and a wall of resin hits you. Frankincense and Peru balsam carry the room, thick and golden, with sandalwood smoothing the edges so the weight never turns sharp. It feels expensive in a quiet way, like a space where people speak softly and leave their shoes at the entrance.
Cedar and hinoki sit underneath, dry and clean, keeping the balsam from becoming a heavy syrup. Damask rose adds a faint floral dust that keeps the wood from feeling too austere. The musk is a soft blur here, not a loud statement, and patchouli stays in the background to ground the citrus that greeted you at the start. Ma-Kwaen and bergamot are gone before you settle into the chair, but they leave a bright trace that stops the resin from feeling completely closed off.
Wear this when the air bites and the sky stays grey for days. It fits a heavy coat and a scarf that still smells of last night's fire. Someone who keeps a wooden box of incense at home and opens it only when the windows are fogged will reach for this bottle first.
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