Pacific Rock Swell

Ten years on from Pacific Rock Moss, this extrait imagines the moment before a wave breaks, when the tide gathers itself and the water begins to swell. Bergamot and cardamom crackle at the opening, cut with clary sage, before seaweed and geranium bring a cool, textured depth.Mimosa and labdanum warm the middle, and the base settles into ylang-ylang, patchouli and Australian sandalwood, with ambergris giving it a mineral, sun-on-water glow. Richer and more forceful than its predecessor, it carries the same coastline further out to sea.