YS Uzac
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The shiso leaf attacks with green, slightly herbaceous bitterness, sharp enough to make you question whether you've made the right choice. Within seconds, a honeyed sweetness creeps in from the davana and vernal grass, creating an immediate, fascinating discord—botanical freshness wrestling with sticky-sweet florality.
The composition settles into a deeply unusual middle ground where leather and tobacco emerge from beneath the floral veil, transforming the sweet elements into something considerably more savory and complex. The labdanum blooms here, adding resinous warmth that makes the entire scent feel older, more worn-in, like a beloved leather jacket that's absorbed years of smoke and weather.
The green and spicy accords fade, leaving behind a predominantly woody-leather base where immortelle absolute's hay-like sweetness dances with sage and liatris. The vanilla appears almost as a whisper, preventing the dry down from becoming austere, though the blond tobacco ensures this finale remains subtly smoky and somewhat austere—a contemplative finish rather than a comforting one.
Pohadka - Ainsi la nuit is a fragrance that operates in the grey zone between cultivation and wildness, where civilised restraint meets something altogether more feral. The shiso leaf opening announces itself with a bitter-green insistence—that distinctive Japanese herb note carries an almost medicinal sharpness, like crushed leaves underfoot in an overgrown garden. But this is no simple aromatic: the heart reveals itself as a carefully orchestrated tension between competing forces. Sweet vernal grass and davana create a honeyed, slightly animalic warmth that refuses to be merely pretty, whilst the labdanum adds a dark, almost resinous sweetness reminiscent of amber's earthier cousin. This is where the jasmine enters—not as a floral prima donna, but as a quiet accomplice, lending creamy depth rather than perfumy projection.
What defines this scent, however, is its smoky-spicy character. The accords tell the story: leather and blond tobacco form an alliance with immortelle absolute and sage, creating an unexpectedly masculine dryness that sits uncomfortably against the softer florals. It's deliberately unbalanced, which is precisely its appeal. This fragrance suits the type who gravitates towards niche perfumery's more challenging offerings—someone equally comfortable with Luca Turin's more abrasive creations as with refined Japanese aesthetics. Wear it in autumn, when you can justify the weight of its darker elements. Wear it alone, or in that peculiar state of romantic ambiguity where you're dressing for yourself, not for others.
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