Aēsop
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Yuzu's bright, slightly sour citrus immediately collides with clove's sharp pepper, creating a zesty, almost prickly top note that feels clean but deliberate. The basil enters as a herbaceous undertone, instantly establishing that this won't follow a typical citrus fragrance trajectory—there's greenness here, not radiance.
The transition is subtle; fennel emerges with a cooling, slightly licorice-adjacent quality, whilst the mint and rosemary create a genuinely herbal accord that feels botanical rather than perfumery. The citrus gradually recedes, allowing the green notes to develop depth and a faintly resinous character that suggests crushed herbs rather than cologne freshness.
Vetiver surfaces with earthy, slightly smoky presence, joined by cedarwood that maintains a cool, structural quality. The amber provides a barely perceptible sweetness, but dominates least here; instead, you're left with a soft, woody-green base that clings close to the skin—intimate rather than projecting.
Tacit is a fragrance that whispers rather than declares—a measured composition that trusts restraint over projection. Céline Barel has constructed something genuinely architectural here: yuzu's sharp, almost resinous citrus bite opens against a clove that's rendered peppery rather than sweet, creating an initial impression of botanical clarity. The basil isn't the culinary kind; it's green, slightly dusty, leaning into herbal austerity rather than aromatic warmth.
What distinguishes Tacit is its fennel-led heart, which transforms the composition into something more nuanced than straightforward freshness. Fennel and mint create a cooling, almost mentholated sensation that doesn't resort to the obvious anise sweetness—instead, it's herbaceous and slightly bitter, like biting into fresh green stalks. The rosemary deepens this green backbone, adding a resinous, slightly medicinal quality that prevents the scent from becoming merely pretty.
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