The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Abyss landed in 2025 from Adam Bujairami's studio, and the name does some of the heavy lifting. This is a composition that pulls you sideways into something lighter, almost buoyant, a departure from purely dense, resin-driven work. Adam built it as a study in contrast, taking heavy, enveloping richness and opening it up with bergamot, coconut, and jasmine tea. The result reads like a deep dive through clear water, not dark. There's a transparency here that's unusual for the style, a breath held between the tropical top and the contemplative heart that lets every note get its moment in the light.
The structure is a gentle bait-and-switch. Top notes of bergamot and coconut set up a tropical, almost edible opening, but the jasmine and jasmine tea at the heart pull the composition into something more contemplative, more floral than fruit. The base of benzoin, cashmere wood, and vanilla grounds everything in a recognizable Bujairami warmth, a base with real weight to it. The move from coconut water to cashmere wood to vanilla is the kind of architecture that rewards a second sniff, and a third.
The evolution
The first minutes are the brightest the fragrance will ever be. Bergamot lifts off sharp and clean, and the coconut underneath it reads creamy rather than suntan-oily. There's a sunscreen-adjacent association in the opening, but jasmine tea moves in fast to redirect. The coconut softens quickly, behaving more like skin warmth than anything overtly sweet. The jasmine takes center stage, and it stays in a brewed register, floral but with the steeped quality of something left to infuse rather than something freshly picked. That floral phase holds for a while, comfortable and present without ever overwhelming the wearer. Then the base starts its slow takeover. Benzoin arrives first, sticky and warm, followed by cashmere wood, which gives the whole thing a soft, brushed texture, almost tactile on the skin. The vanilla comes last, and it's not a gourmand vanilla.
Cultural impact
Abyss sits in a curious space, oriental enough to carry depth, but lighter and more wearable than many compositions in the genre. It's the kind of fragrance that brings coconut-forward gourmands into the same conversation as oud and heavy resin without committing to either extreme. For wearers curious about coconut-led orientalism but unsure about the smoke-and-amber territory, this offers a gentle, approachable way in. It bridges two worlds, tropical and traditional, with a fluency that feels effortless on the skin.
