The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Deokum was created by perfumer Sian Lee and launched in 2025 as a floral green fragrance for women and men. Its composition is layered, combining green, herbal, floral, tea, woody, and musky elements. Mint, bergamot, green tea, and mate form the upper part of the scent, while chamomile and jasmine sambac add floral detail at the center. Violet leaf contributes a green accent through the heart. Pu-erh tea, musk, vetiver, and cedarwood shape the base. The result is a fragrance built around contrast, with crisp materials placed beside softer florals and a grounded tea-and-wood foundation. There’s no public inspiration story here, only the scent itself and the choices that make it work.
The composition contains a range of green, herbal, floral, tea, and woody materials. Mint and bergamot appear alongside green tea and mate, while chamomile and jasmine sambac introduce floral notes at the center. Violet leaf adds another green element to the composition. In the base, Pu-erh tea sits with musk, vetiver, and cedarwood. Together, the materials create a layered structure: mint and citrus tones at the top, floral and leafy notes through the middle, and tea, wood, and musk underneath.
The evolution
Deokum opens with mint and bergamot alongside green tea and mate. The heart includes chamomile, jasmine sambac, and violet leaf, adding floral and green materials to the composition. As the fragrance develops, the base of Pu-erh tea, musk, vetiver, and cedarwood becomes more present. The different note groups create a layered progression, with brighter materials at the beginning, floral and green notes through the center, and tea, wood, and musk underneath. Over time, the opening gives way to the heart and base, allowing the fragrance to move between fresh, floral, green, earthy, and dry tonalities. Deokum is presented for women and men.
Cultural impact
Deokum is a 2025 release from UNDER THE PERGOLA. The fragrance is built around a varied composition of mint, bergamot, green tea, mate, chamomile, jasmine sambac, violet leaf, Pu-erh tea, musk, vetiver, and cedarwood. Its appeal comes from the way green, floral, herbal, tea, woody, and musky materials are arranged together. Deokum is intended for women and men.
The House
UNDER THE PERGOLAUNDER THE PERGOLA is a new fragrance house with a compact, intriguing catalogue emerging between 2023 and 2026. Led by perfumer Sian, the brand pairs the intimacy of a shaded garden with compositions made for close, personal wearing. Its name suggests a place to pause, where scent becomes part of the atmosphere rather than a distant performance.
The Creator
Sian LeeThere is not enough verified information to define Sian Lee’s technique or preferred ingredients. The available notes name no materials, extraction methods, composition styles, or performance priorities that can be confidently linked to this perfumer.
