Viridis Arcanum

The choice of galbanum as the leading note reflects Alkemia's preference for bold botanicals over synthetic substitutes. Galbanum provides not just green, but a complex, slightly bitter resin that carries medicinal undertones and exceptional longevity. Paired with Siberian pine's authentic conifer character and leather's grounding warmth, the trio creates a fragrance that functions less like a perfume and more like an olfactory portrait of a specific place, a pine forest after rain where the earth is dark and the air cuts sharp with resin.

The evolution

The fragrance moves from galbanum's initial assertive green into a quieter interplay of leather and pine. Galbanum opens the narrative with its biting, resinous character, almost medicinal in its intensity. Leather arrives to soften and ground this green force, adding depth and a smoky warmth that suggests both fire and weathered saddlery. Siberian pine threads through both, its fresh, sharp needle quality preventing the composition from becoming heavy or overly animalic. By the drydown, the three notes have settled into a persistent, quiet conversation that lingers close to the skin, never fully resolving, never fully departing.