Ashka

Ashka opens with the char of burnt wood and gunpowder's metallic snap, sharp cubeb pepper cutting through like flint struck. Olibanum and galbanum soften into the heart—a smoky, resinous warmth anchored by tobacco's leather and agarwood's deep minerality. The base settles into ash itself: birch tar and cade oil create a creeping, almost medicinal earthiness, while styrax and white wood lend a pale, woody backbone. The whole arc feels scorched yet grounded, as if walking through cooling embers.