Opium

spicy, amber, smoky and floral

Notes

Mandarin Soft, sweet and honeyed citrus, gentler than orange.
Plum Dark, juicy and a little winey, with a sweet-tart finish.
Clove Hot, sweet and medicinal, with a warm, dry spice.
Coriander Citrusy, woody and a little soapy spice with a fresh brightness.
Pepper Dry, warm and sharply aromatic, with a tingling bite.
Bay Leaf Herbal and slightly peppery with a fresh, green-camphor edge, like crushed laurel leaves.

Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
Rose Petals, honey and a touch of wine; can lean fresh and dewy or deep and jammy.
Carnation Spicy, clove-tinged flower with a peppery-sweet warmth.
Cinnamon Warm, sweet and woody-spicy, with a cosy bakery glow.
Iris Cool, buttery, powdery and slightly earthy, like lipstick and cold stone; taken from the root, not the flower.
Peach Velvety, juicy and faintly creamy, like fruit skin warmed by the sun.
Lily of the Valley Clean, dewy and green-white, like crushed spring stems.

Labdanum Sticky, golden, leathery-ambery resin with a warm, animal-like sweetness.
Benzoin Warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin with a soft balsamic glow.
Sandalwood Creamy, milky and softly sweet wood, smooth as polished timber.
Opoponax Sweet, balsamic and slightly spicy resin, like warm syrup and incense.
Incense Dry, smoky and resinous, like smoke curling through a stone chapel.
Myrrh Warm, bittersweet, slightly medicinal resin, with a smoky, leathery depth.
Vanilla Warm, creamy, sweet and slightly smoky, like a custard-soft cloud.
Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
Tolu Balsam
Castoreum Leathery, animalic and warm, with a smoky sweetness.
Vetiver Earthy, smoky, green root with a dry, grassy depth.
Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.
Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.