The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Julgi was created by perfumer Sian Lee and launched in 2025. Its name is presented alongside a fragrance built around tomato leaf, galbanum, bamboo, rhubarb, jasmine, rose, grapes, aldehydes, ink, musk, and ambergris. The opening feels vivid and savory, with the tartness of rhubarb sharpening the leafy notes. That early brightness gives way to jasmine, rose, grapes, and a clean aldehydic lift, creating a composition that balances garden freshness with a polished, contemporary edge. The listed notes move from green and fresh accords into white floral and aldehydic passages, giving Julgi a clear structure while keeping it from becoming a simple green fragrance.
The unusual part of Julgi is the handoff between its green top notes and its darker base. Tomato leaf and galbanum bring a crisp vegetal edge, bamboo adds a distinct green note, and rhubarb contributes a tart, almost sparkling accent. Jasmine and rose soften that opening with white floral and rosy texture, while grapes add a juicy, lightly fruity impression. Aldehydes make the center feel aerated and clean. Then ink enters the composition, followed by musk and ambergris.
The evolution
Julgi begins with a green lift built around tomato leaf, galbanum, bamboo, and rhubarb. Tomato leaf and galbanum establish the leafy opening, bamboo adds its own green character, and rhubarb brings a tart accent. As that opening settles, jasmine introduces white floral notes, rose adds a soft floral center, and grapes add a lightly fruity impression. Aldehydes form a clean central passage around the floral accord. Later, ink becomes part of the composition, accompanied by musk and ambergris in the base. Across the wear, the profile moves from the green opening toward a floral, fruity, aldehydic, and musky structure, with the listed notes gradually revealing different parts of the fragrance as it develops.
Cultural impact
Julgi combines tomato leaf, rhubarb, and ink within a composition that also includes galbanum, bamboo, jasmine, rose, grapes, aldehydes, musk, and ambergris. Its varied note structure gives wearers several points of entry, from the green and tart opening to the floral, fruity, aldehydic, and musky passages that follow. It is identified as a fragrance for women and men, while its presentation brings together familiar materials and an unconventional combination of notes.
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.
