Lesedi La Rona IV

The Lesedi La Rona collection spans six scents, each representing a different facet of the diamond. With IV, the focus is warmth, the quality of light refracting through clarity into something amber and honeyed. Manuka honey brings a distinctive floral richness, different from the familiar sweetness of traditional honey accords. Its profile is more complex, more aromatic, with a hint of resinous warmth that sets it apart. Tonka bean adds the coumarin warmth of slightly underripe fruit, that characteristic sweet-tobacco softness that feels both fresh and comforting.

The evolution

The opening hits with Bulgarian lavender and Italian lemon, a bright, almost astringent wave that reads cool and clean. The lemon peel quality some wearers identify arrives here, sharp and citrusy, before the lavender softens and white rose appears. Within twenty minutes, the heart takes over. Manuka honey and tonka bean arrive together, sweet and golden, and the sweet almond note begins to build, adding layers of nutty complexity. The coffee absolute waits until the honey and tonka start to fade, arriving as a quiet roasted warmth that extends the wearer's experience of the fragrance. The sillage stays moderate throughout, close to the skin, never loud, but present for hours as the composition slowly unfolds and evolves on the skin, revealing new facets as time passes.