18 - The Moon 5ml - Night-black vetiver, pennyroyal, katrafay, ginger lily, yuzu, moonflower, dusky coriander, crisp green apple and green tea CO₂.

The Path Through Shadows

Not all light reveals.

Some light obscures.

Beneath the Moon, familiar landscapes become strange. Shadows lengthen. Distances distort. Certainty gives way to intuition, and the boundaries between dream and reality begin to blur.

The Moon is the card of illusion, mystery, instinct, and the unconscious mind. It governs dreams, hidden fears, forgotten memories, and the truths that lie beneath the surface of ordinary perception. It asks us to navigate uncertainty not through logic alone, but through intuition.

The path exists.

Even when we cannot clearly see it.

XVIII – The Moon captures the beauty and unease of wandering through realms where certainty dissolves and instinct becomes the only reliable guide.

Night-black vetiver forms the heart of the fragrance. Deep, shadowed, and endlessly mysterious, it evokes moonlit forests, hidden pathways, and landscapes transformed by darkness. It is the scent of the unknown waiting just beyond the edge of sight.

Pennyroyal moves through the composition with a cool, herbal sharpness. Ancient and slightly unsettling, it recalls old folklore, protective charms, and whispered superstitions passed between generations. It belongs to the world of intuition rather than reason.

Katrafay lends an enigmatic depth to the fragrance. Dry and quietly haunting, it evokes forgotten places, half-remembered dreams, and memories that surface unexpectedly from the depths of the unconscious.

Moonflower blooms beneath the darkness with ghostly elegance. Opening only under cover of night, it embodies mystery, hidden beauty, and the revelations that emerge when the sun's certainty has vanished.

Ginger lily introduces an unexpected luminosity. Exotic and dreamlike, it drifts through the composition like fragments of a vivid dream—beautiful, alluring, and impossible to fully grasp.

Yuzu cuts briefly through the shadows like moonlight reflected upon still water. Bright yet fleeting, it offers moments of clarity before disappearing once more into uncertainty.

Dusky coriander creates subtle tension within the fragrance. Familiar yet strange, it evokes the uneasy sensation of recognising something without understanding why. It is the scent of intuition attempting to communicate what the conscious mind cannot yet comprehend.

Crisp green apple lends a cool freshness that recalls temptation, curiosity, and the desire to explore what lies hidden. It encourages the wearer to continue down the path despite uncertainty.

Green tea CO₂ settles through the composition like a quiet moment of awareness. Calm and contemplative, it offers balance amidst the shifting shadows, reminding us that uncertainty need not be feared.

Together, the notes create a fragrance that feels elusive, atmospheric, and deeply hypnotic. Nothing is entirely what it seems. The composition shifts and changes like moonlight moving across a landscape, revealing one truth while concealing another.

XVIII – The Moon is a fragrance of dreams, intuition, and hidden mysteries. It explores the spaces between certainty and imagination and reminds us that some journeys cannot be navigated by sight alone.

Because not every truth reveals itself in daylight.

Notes

Night-black vetiver, pennyroyal, katrafay, ginger lily, yuzu, moonflower, dusky coriander, crisp green apple and green tea CO₂.

"The moon illuminates the path, but never the destination."