Vie Eteree

The Incanti Poetici collection translates poetic, timeless impressions into fragrance. Vie Eteree, 'eternal life', captures that ambition without leaning into antiquity. Instead: the green clarity of basil, the warmth of cardamom, the clean depth of ambroxan. A composition built for the present tense.

The evolution

The top notes hit sharp and fast. Citron, bergamot, pink pepper, a bright opening that reads almost electric before softening. This phase lasts about 30 minutes, then hands off to the heart. The basil-cardamom pairing arrives quietly. Not a dramatic shift, more like a transition from sharp sunlight to filtered warmth through a garden trellis. The basil keeps it green and slightly bitter; the cardamom adds a soft spice that prevents any medicinal feel. This middle chapter holds for two to three hours. Then the base. Cashmeran wraps the skin in something soft, almost plush. Beneath it, ambroxan adds a mineral warmth, the ghost of sea salt, clean driftwood. The drydown isn't a dramatic reveal. It's the moment the fragrance stops performing and becomes yours alone.