Ayala Moriel
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The bergamot and green tea immediately establish cool, bracing citrus notes that feel genuinely fresh rather than synthetically aquatic—orange blossom enters quietly, adding a floral whisper without assertiveness. There's an almost unsettling crispness here, like biting into fresh matcha.
As the composition settles, loam rises insistently, that earthy minerality anchoring the iris and rose into something grounded and almost contemplative. The rice becomes discernible, lending a powdery softness that's neither traditional nor particularly feminine—just quietly present, like the faint scent of dried flowers in old linen.
Tonka bean and sandalwood merge into a creamy, slightly warm base whilst frankincense keeps everything from becoming too soft, adding a resinous bite. The gaiac wood and vetiver create an earthy woodiness that lingers without projection—a skin scent that rewards proximity.
Aqua Pistachia occupies a peculiar space—it's simultaneously aquatic and earthy, crisp and creamy, a fragrance that refuses easy categorisation. Mark Buxton has constructed something genuinely unusual here: a powdery floral that smells less like a traditional feminine scent and more like standing in a rain-dampened garden where someone's just crushed green tea leaves underfoot.
The iris and loam combination is the fragrance's beating heart. Rather than the typical cosmetic iris-tonka pairing, Buxton anchors the floral arrangement in soil—that mineral, slightly metallic earthiness grounds what could otherwise be an ethereal composition. The rice note, subtle but pervasive, adds a whisper of starch and restraint, preventing the Turkish rose and lily from becoming cloying. This isn't a perfume drowning in petals; it's one that knows when to step back.
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