Forbidden

Forbidden opens with a sharp green bite—lantana and wormwood striking hard, shadowed by herbal absinthe and a dusty, almost resinous green that hangs close to skin. The heart softens into a creamy tuberose, earthy mushroom, and warm pepper, while damiana adds a soft, almost medicinal sweetness. Cypriol and papyrus weave through, grounding everything in papery, woody warmth. As it settles, leather and precious woods anchor the scent, a dark soil tincture rising beneath—earthy, mineral, slightly animalic. What begins as forbidden herbal intensity becomes a study in contrasts: floral against earth, green against leather.