Peony Couture

Anise opens bright and spiced, a licorice-tinged snap that yields almost at once to Turkish rose and peony—full-bodied florals that bloom without the expected sweetness, kept earthen by black pepper's subtle heat. Cedar and incense emerge beneath, their dry resinous backbone grounding the flowers in something closer to skin than garden. Peony Couture settles into warm wood smoke and whispered incense, the rose fading to amber-tinged shadow.