Agar de Noir

The arnica and calamus strike first with a green, slightly herbal crispness, immediately overtaken by cardamom's warm pepper and gaiac wood's resinous-floral character. Within moments, both ouds surge through, thick and slightly medicinal, creating an almost incense-like intensity that fills the immediate olfactory space.

By the first hour, the composition settles into its true character—the ouds become less aggressive and more contemplative, now framed by coffee's roasted bitterness and saffron's dusty spice. Violet emerges subtly, adding a cool, slightly powdered elegance that plays against the amber's warm embrace, whilst the benzoin begins its patient unfurling beneath everything else.

After four hours, Agar de Noir becomes a skin fragrance in the truest sense. The ouds remain, but vastly softened, now acting as a woody-resinous bed for tonka bean's creamy sweetness and labdanum's honeyed amber glow. What remains is intimate, slightly sweet, decidedly warm—a fragrance that's finally become kind to your skin.