La Belle Otero

Wormwood's bitter green snap cuts through bright neroli and fig at the opening, while pepper and ginger add a restless warmth. The heart softens into violet and lavender, cooled by buchu's herbal, almost medicinal clarity, with musk and narcissus lending a faintly powdered, skin-like depth. As it settles, olibanum's resinous smoke melds with sandalwood and iris, the drydown turning creamy and austere—a pale, woody amber that feels almost archival on skin.