Regular Eau de Parfum

The heart of the composition features Hoya carnosa, also known as wax plant. It's a botanical presence that brings a dewy, almost waxy quality to the floral phase, layered here with patchouli and incense to give the rose and magnolia a translucent rather than creamy texture. The effect is one of florals filtered through a thin layer of humid air, present but slightly softened, the way petals look through morning fog. Combined with the smokier base notes, the heart phase keeps the fragrance moving rather than letting it settle into something too still.

The evolution

The first hour belongs to the fruit. Kiwi gives it a tart, almost green snap, and tangerine rounds it into something sweeter and more familiar, the two notes trading edges until the opening settles into a bright, slightly juicy accord. That citrus-fruit phase eventually softens, giving way to magnolia and rose layered over a soft, smoky hum of patchouli and incense. The Hoya carnosa adds a curious waxy, humid quality, like air after rain, settling on the skin with a dewy weight that keeps the florals from going dry or sharp. By the third hour, the florals have mellowed into something warmer and more skin-like, as the rose loses some of its top-note brightness and the magnolia settles into its creamier facets. Sandalwood and vanilla take over in the later stages, supported by a clean musk that keeps the whole thing from going too gourmand.