Kashतi
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The first fifteen minutes assault you with brightness: pineapple's green, almost herbal sweetness crashes against bergamot's zesty citric top, whilst that mysterious xylophazq note adds a subtle woody undertone that immediately signals this won't be a conventional fruity composition. The opening feels almost discordant, as though different ingredients haven't yet negotiated their hierarchy.
By the first hour, the fragrance coalesces around red apple and cardamom, which create an oddly spiced-fruit character reminiscent of a baked dessert or stewed compote. The skunk note emerges from beneath, contributing an animalic funkiness that makes the heart feel slightly roguish, preventing sentimentality whilst the jasmine attempts to add floral softness—though it struggles somewhat against the more assertive surrounding notes.
What remains is primarily the woody-amber base: tonka bean's creamy warmth melding with oakmoss's dry, slightly medicinal character, supported by white cedar's cool, resinous whisper and ambergris providing a faint, skin-like persistence. The fragrance becomes understated and genuinely wearable in this final phase, though its modest longevity means the experience fades rather than lingers.
Kashتi presents itself as a peculiar fruit-forward composition that refuses easy categorisation, a fragrance caught between the crisp optimism of a summer morning and something altogether more challenging. Olivier Pescheux has constructed a scent where pineapple's tropical bite plays against bergamot's citric brightness, but the true intrigue arrives in the heart, where red apple meets cardamom in what becomes an almost savoury-sweet conversation. That skunk note—and yes, it's genuinely present—adds a feral, slightly animalic quality that prevents this from drifting into standard fruity sweetness; it's the olfactory equivalent of a perfectly ripe fruit with an unexpected bitter finish.
The composition settles into a woody amber base where tonka bean's vanilla-caramel richness mingles with oakmoss's dry, almost tea-like earthiness, anchored by white cedar's cool, pencil-shaving restraint. There's an impressionist's palette at work here: the ambergris provides a warm, skin-like sensuality beneath the cleaner woody notes, creating unusual depth for a fragrance with modest longevity.
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3.8/5 (195)