Black Cedar

Black Cedar is a minimalist composition built on just three notes, and the choice of cumin as the opening is a bold one - cumin is a warm, slightly sweaty, spiced note that's polarising in perfumery but, used with restraint, can add real character and a sense of skin-like warmth right from application. Juniper takes over as the heart note, bringing a sharp, resinous, slightly gin-like freshness that contrasts against the cumin's warmth - together they create an interesting push-pull between spice and green bitterness. The base is simply black cedarwood, a darker, smokier take on standard cedar that gives a dry, woody finish with real depth despite the simplicity of the formula. As one of the brand's stripped-back three-note compositions, this reads as a scent for those who appreciate a drier, more masculine-leaning woody profile over the sweeter gourmand and floral fare that dominates much of the range. It's a distinctive, if niche-adjacent, choice best suited to cooler weather where its dry warmth feels most appropriate.