Vivara (1965)

Vivara opens with a bright, almost herbal sharpness—galbanum and green notes cutting through warm spice and peach, aldehydes lifting the bergamot into something crystalline and restless. The heart softens into powdery carnation and creamy ylang-ylang, jasmine and lily-of-the-valley layering a delicate, slightly animalic sweetness. As it settles, amber and olibanum deepen the base while vetiver and oak moss ground it in something earthy and austere; leather and sandalwood add skin-warm texture, patchouli and benzoin rounding the edges into a soft, resinous close.