Shamisen

Shamisen opens with crisp pear and brewed white tea, grounded by tart black currant that catches the light. The heart blooms into rose and freesia, softened by heliotrope's powder and Japanese cherry blossom's delicate stone-fruit whisper. Musk and ambrette warm the base into skin-like softness, while cedar threads through—woody, faint, almost like a distant memory. The whole thing feels like afternoon tea in a garden, neither sharp nor heavy.