Middle Ring - Suicides & Profligrates 5ml - Cananga, clary sage, juniper berry, Peru balsam, cabreuva, citronella, white musk, petitgrain, lime and blue musk.

The Forest of the Lost

The trees scream when broken.

Their branches bleed.

And their roots conceal souls that once abandoned their own lives.

In Dante's Inferno, the second ring of the Seventh Circle is a dark and twisted forest inhabited by those who committed violence against themselves. Having rejected their own bodies in life, they are denied them in death, transformed instead into gnarled trees and thorn-covered shrubs. Among them run the Profligates, pursued endlessly through the woods by savage hounds, torn apart again and again for the reckless destruction of their own lives and fortunes.

This is a place of loss.

Not of anger.

Not of hatred.

But of despair.

Middle Ring – Suicides & Profligates explores the sorrow, confusion, and fractured self-worth that can lead a person to turn destruction inward.

Cananga opens the fragrance with a delicate floral warmth. Beautiful yet fragile, it evokes the memory of brighter days and the possibility of joy that once seemed attainable. There is hope here, but it feels distant.

Clary sage drifts through the composition with a contemplative quality. Herbal and slightly wistful, it suggests reflection, regret, and the endless questions that linger after tragedy. It is the scent of searching for meaning where none can easily be found.

Juniper berry and petitgrain weave green threads through the fragrance, conjuring the living forest itself. Their fresh, woody character evokes leaves trembling in unseen winds and branches stretching toward a light they can never quite reach.

Citronella and lime introduce fleeting flashes of brightness. Brief and luminous, they resemble moments of happiness remembered through grief—present for an instant before disappearing once more into shadow.

Peru balsam and cabreuva form the emotional heart of the fragrance. Warm, resinous, and comforting, they provide a sense of tenderness that prevents the composition from becoming bleak. They remind us that compassion remains possible even in the darkest circumstances.

White musk rises through the fragrance like a ghostly presence. Soft, clean, and almost incorporeal, it evokes memory, absence, and the lingering traces left behind by lives interrupted too soon.

Blue musk settles beneath it all like twilight descending through the forest canopy. Cool and melancholic, it creates an atmosphere of profound stillness. Not punishment.

Reflection.

Together, the notes create a fragrance that feels mournful, beautiful, and deeply human. Rather than condemning the souls of this circle, it invites empathy for their suffering and acknowledges the complexity of despair.

Middle Ring – Suicides & Profligates is a fragrance of loss, memory, and compassion. It explores the tragedy of self-destruction while reminding us that every life possesses value, even when its owner can no longer see it.

Because the deepest wounds are often invisible.

Notes

Cananga, clary sage, juniper berry, Peru balsam, cabreuva, citronella, white musk, petitgrain, lime and blue musk.

"The forest remembers every soul that entered it."