The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Atelier Segall & Barutti approaches each fragrance like a chapter in a longer story. Scent of Hemp Black, released in 2019, represents the house's willingness to work with materials most brands sidestep entirely. Hashish and hemp flower sit at the center of this composition, not as novelty, but as structural anchors. The perfumer chose to build outward from that green, slightly heady core, adding layers of blueberry, tobacco flower, and coffee that complicate rather than soften the cannabis character. It's a fragrance that makes a commitment and doesn't walk it back.
What makes this composition interesting is the way it handles sweetness. Blueberry and tonka bean appear in the heart and base, but they never dominate. Instead, they're pulled sideways by smoky incense, frankincense, and dark oud, giving the sweetness a resinous, almost medicinal edge. The coffee note does something similar: it adds warmth and bitterness at once, keeping the fruity elements from reading as dessert-like. This is a fragrance that uses contrast as its primary structural tool, green against sweet against smoky against dark wood. Each layer interrogates the others.
The evolution
The opening arrives green and slightly astringent, a sharp herbal freshness that reads more natural than synthetic. Within fifteen minutes the hashish settles into something softer, more textured, as the blueberry begins to emerge from underneath. The fruit doesn't arrive all at once. It builds slowly, sweetening the composition without lightening it. The tobacco flower and coffee arrive together around the thirty-minute mark, adding depth and a dry, slightly bitter counterweight to the fruit. The drydown is where this fragrance earns its name. The incense and smoky oud take over, with moss and woody notes grounding everything into a dark, resinous finish that stays close to the skin for hours. On fabric, the oud lingers into the next day, faint, warm, and impossible to ignore.
Cultural impact
Cannabis fragrances have become more common in niche perfumery over the past decade, but most lean toward the bright and green. Scent of Hemp Black takes a different approach, the Brazilian house built this around smoke and incense as much as the cannabis note itself, creating something that sits closer to the dark, resinous end of the aromatic spectrum.
