This Splendid Vertigo

This Splendid Vertigo is a fragrance that captures the exquisite thrill of losing control. A floral-leather composition woven with spices, it’s about giving in—letting the moment take you, feeling weightless, and reveling in the dizzy beauty of it all.

Top Notes: bergamot, ginger, lavender

Middle Notes: saffron, rose absolute, cassia, clove, nutmeg

Base Notes: patchouli, tonka bean absolute, sandalwood, oud

It begins with an invigorating burst of bergamot and ginger, fresh and zesty, with lavender adding a clean, herbaceous edge. The heart is rich and sensual: rose and saffron bloom among the warmth of clove, nutmeg, and cassia. As it settles, the dry-down reveals its depth—tonka bean and patchouli lend a creamy sweetness, balanced by sandalwood’s smooth woodiness and oud’s smoky allure. It’s a fragrance that sways between clarity and haze, pulling you into its spell and refusing to let go.

This fragrance is inspired by the art of surrender—those rare, beautiful moments when you release your grip on control and let yourself drift. It’s about embracing disorientation as a thrill rather than a fear, about finding joy in the pull of desire.  Inspired by the sensation of spinning yet being perfectly still, it’s about the harmony found in chaos. The floral heart represents the fragility of the moment, while the leather and spices convey strength and intensity. The floral leather and spiced layers capture the timeless, formless feeling of letting go, of being so present in the moment that time and space dissolve around you. 

"...the moon’s a hole in the skull of the world – don’t look through it,
it’s a magnetic force that draws you – don’t look, don’t any of you look,
listen to what I’m telling you – you’ll fall in. This giddiness,
beautiful, ethereal – you will fall in...
deep, deep the fall, deep, deep the ascent,
...so that you sway in your own wave,
the breathing of the ocean. Beautiful, ethereal
this giddiness – be careful, you’ll fall. Don’t look at me,
for me my place is this wavering – this splendid vertigo..."
Moonlight Sonata by Yannis Ritsos

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