Bolgia 9 - Sowers of Discord 5ml - Honey, French lilac, cassis, ylang ylang and lime.

The Fracture Between People

Some wounds heal.

Some divisions endure for generations.

The Sowers of Discord were those who deliberately created conflict where harmony once existed. They turned friend against friend, neighbour against neighbour, family against family, and nation against nation. Through lies, manipulation, rumours, and calculated words, they transformed trust into suspicion and unity into division.

In Dante's Inferno, they are condemned to suffer endless mutilation, their bodies repeatedly torn apart as a reflection of the fractures they created amongst the living.

Their crime was not simple dishonesty.

It was division.

The deliberate breaking of bonds.

Bolgia IX – Sowers of Discord explores the fragile nature of trust and the devastating power of words used to separate rather than unite.

Honey opens the fragrance with warmth and irresistible sweetness. Golden and inviting, it represents the friendships, communities, and relationships that exist before discord takes hold. It is trust in its purest form.

French lilac blooms beside it, elegant and nostalgic. Softly powdery and deeply familiar, it evokes shared memories, family gatherings, old friendships, and the comfort found in belonging. It speaks of harmony and connection.

Cassis introduces a subtle darkness beneath the sweetness. Rich, tart, and slightly sharp, it feels like the first whispered rumour, the first seed of doubt planted within an otherwise peaceful mind. Beautiful on its own, yet capable of altering everything around it.

Ylang ylang deepens the composition with an intoxicating richness. Its lush floral character mirrors the seductive nature of gossip, intrigue, and persuasion. Discord rarely begins with hostility. More often it begins with something fascinating enough to command attention.

Then comes lime.

Bright, acidic, and impossible to ignore.

It slices cleanly through the sweetness and florals, creating tension where harmony once existed. The effect is immediate and transformative. Notes that once felt united suddenly stand apart, each more aware of its differences than its similarities.

Together, the notes create a fragrance that evolves from harmony into contrast. Sweetness meets sharpness. Familiarity meets suspicion. Unity gives way to separation. The transformation is gradual, but unmistakable.

Bolgia IX – Sowers of Discord is a fragrance of influence, division, and consequence. It explores how easily trust can be broken and how difficult it can be to restore once fractured.

Because the most destructive weapon is often not a sword.

It is a sentence.

Notes

Honey, French lilac, cassis, ylang ylang and lime.

"A single whisper can divide what took years to build."