The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Altima Silver was launched in 2017 by Olive Perfumes, with Faizal C.P credited as its perfumer. Its composition opens with green notes, with coffee, tobacco and raisin at the heart, supported by incense and agarwood in the base. The result is a deliberate contrast of fresh brightness and warm depth. Green notes lend the composition a clear, lifted quality, while coffee and raisin add roasted warmth and rounded sweetness. Tobacco contributes a dry, earthy character, and the base of incense and agarwood gives the fragrance a darker, woody finish.
The unusual part is the contrast running through the pyramid. Green Notes provide the composition with a fresh edge, while coffee and raisin contribute roasted warmth and rounded sweetness. Tobacco adds an earthy register, and incense with oud creates a darker finish. Altima Silver doesn't ask you to choose between fresh and smoky. Its varied note structure allows these distinct aspects of the composition to coexist, creating a scent that feels layered, expressive and memorable.
The evolution
The fragrance begins with Green Notes, which give the composition a fresh opening. Coffee, tobacco and raisin shape the main character, adding roasted depth, fruit-like sweetness and a dry, tobacco edge. The green character remains present throughout the composition, bringing definition to the warmer notes and keeping them from seeming flat. Incense and agarwood complete the base, leaving a trail of smoke, resin and wood. The composition changes gradually from its fresh opening into a warmer, darker and more resonant scent as it settles over time.
Cultural impact
Altima Silver reflects Olive Perfumes' interest in contrasting titles and quietly individual fragrance. The green-to-coffee-to-oud progression suits wearers who treat scent as a personal code rather than a loud display. Its combination of fresh green notes, roasted coffee, sweet raisin, dry tobacco, incense and agarwood gives the independent house's catalogue an expressive, design-minded register while inviting closer attention to how each material develops.
The House
Olive PerfumesOlive Perfumes is an independent fragrance house founded in 2015 by designer Faizal C.P. Its catalogue takes shape through numbered and evocative names, including No. 1, 99, 77, La Vie and Floral, alongside Tornado Silver and Tornado Gold. The house presents fragrance as a personal design language, pairing conceptual compositions with a recognisable, understated visual identity. Its first fragrance, Floral, appeared in 2015, followed by No. 1 in 2017, 99 in 2017 and La Vie in 2019. Later releases include Le Rose in 2021 and the Atelier interpretation of No. 1 in 2018. Public information about the brand remains compact, so its growing list of named releases offers the clearest view of its creative direction.
The Creator
Faizal C.PThe clearest evidence of Faizal C P’s signature points to a contemporary, woody sensibility. Faiz Niche Collection 1932 is described publicly as a timeless woody fragrance, suggesting an emphasis on structure, texture, and lasting presence rather than a fleeting decorative eff…
