The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Wing Drying Pose V2 Isparta is Arthur Clayton Emrick's meditation on a rose that hasn't been cleaned up yet. The Isparta half of the name points to Turkey's rose country, the region that still grows Rosa damascena, the cultivar responsible for most of the world's rose oil. The V2 tag signals a second pass at the original Wing Drying Pose, this time pulling the composition further toward that raw, agricultural rose character. Emrick, the perfumer behind Jinx Smells, composed this release with a deliberately stripped-down formula. Isparta rose, HJ white rose, spikenard, and slowly heated sandalwood do the heavy lifting. The fragrance asks you to pay attention before it gives anything away. There's no syrupy sweetness to hide behind, no polished floral sheen.
Most rose fragrances reach for either the jammy Turkish rose absolute or the clean, dewy interpretation. This one splits the difference and adds the agricultural noise. Grape pomace, the pressed skins left after winemaking, brings a vinous, slightly sour undertone that grounds the florals. The acidity of the pomace cuts through the rose's sweetness, introducing a winemaking tang that makes the whole composition feel grounded and real. Spikenard, sometimes called nard or jatamansi, is a root used in perfumery for its cool, herbal character.
The evolution
The opening is the loudest part. Kaffir lime and yuzu hit sharp with wintergreen humming underneath and Japanese fir giving the whole thing a cold, resinous backbone. It reads bright, green, slightly bitter, like biting into citrus peel with pine sap on your fingers. The yuzu's tartness brings a clean acidity that the kaffir lime's leafy edge amplifies, while the wintergreen introduces a cool, almost camphorated lift. The transition into the heart is gradual. The rose doesn't arrive as a clean floral. It arrives as a stem-first, field-cut version, carrying iris's powdery coldness and blue lotus's watery depth. The iris adds a soapy, mineral smoothness, and the blue lotus contributes a creamy, almost aquatic quality that softens the rougher edges. Grape pomace adds a faintly fermented, earthy quality, while spikenard pushes the composition into herbal, almost medicinal territory.
Cultural impact
Wing Drying Pose V2 Isparta draws interest from fragrance enthusiasts drawn to unconventional rose compositions. The Isparta sourcing and the inclusion of grape pomace set it apart from mainstream rose releases, which typically emphasize either sweetness or clean florality. The agricultural character of the juice, with its visible stemminess and field-edge quality, marks it as something outside the standard commercial rose vocabulary. The use of spikenard alongside two sandalwood varieties and oud in the base reflects a layered approach to wood and root materials.
