I have been mulling over the FC4 cast as fragrances (again)
(Cold, dry, airy, feminine)
- Lily of the Valley - Ozone
- Lily Absolute - Juniper Berry - Cyclamen aldehydes - Frankinsence - Violet Leaf - Freesia
- Hedione - White Musk - Haitian vetiver - Inky Note - Cedar - White Moss - Cashmearan - Ambergris
Inspired by Yuma's canonical lily scent and the austere chill of Durgesh that lies within the mountains. The fragrance opens with airy white florals that evoke the hypnotic lilies she is said to smell of, but stripped of any warmth to give. Lifted by ozone, cyclamen aldehydes, and tart fruit of junipers to capture the altitude she inhabits. A domain of howling winds and solitute. A faint inky note drips to the quiet, drowning darkness beneath her biting cold exterior. Soft freesia and hedione lend the composition its femininity, while vetiver and the remaining notes ground it into a dry, ethereal haze. A trace of resin drifts through the base, not enough to warm it, but enough to suggest the spiritual weight that she holds within herself.
(Youthful, aquatic, juicy, grounded)
- Rhubarb - Mandarin - Water Lily
- Orange blossom - Jasmine Tea - Honey Suckle - Apricot - Heliotrope - Honeydew Melon - Beeswax - Mimosa
- Tonka Bean - Cashmeran - White Musk - Clary Sage - Sandalwood - Haitian Vetiver - Myrrh - Oakmoss
Inspired by Bhadra's youthful presence and the tired sweetness that surrounds her. The fragrance opens with a bright burst of rhubarb and mandarin, while hints of honeydew and apricot present the ripeness of tender flesh in a way only the young can be. Mimosa and heliotrope dust the air like the softest of powders, as honeysuckle and orange blossom bring a delicate, airy, floral freshness. Aquatic notes draw it toward the calm of a water-lily pond, a place meant for reflection, though the ripples never quite give her back her own face. The sweetness thins like honey watered down by one's own tears, slipping quickly through cupped hands. Beneath it all, myrrh, musk, vetiver, cashmearan, and sandalwood rest quietly, giving her a touch of something older, wistful, and softly sacred.
(Bright, loud, unisex, luxurious)
- Champagne - Tart raspberry - Yuzu
- Narcissus - Neroli - Pink pepper - Osmanthus - Rose - Saffron - Dried Fruits - Frangipani - Carnation - Nutmeg
- Patchouli - Agarwood - Musk - Rangoon Creeper - Civet - Leather - Rosewood - Vetiver - Amber - Balsams
Inspired by Pagan's flamboyant presentation and cloying charm that is a study of opulence on its own. The fragrance opens with a pop of fizzy champagne, with a twist of tart raspberry and yuzu that are loud enough to turn every head in the room, exactly as he intends. A spark of pink pepper carries that playful crackle into the heart, which unfurls in indulgent layers of the fruity osmanthus and frangipani. Creamy, rich blooms that blur decadence with arrogance, while rose and narcissus linger just long enough to keep things interesting. Dried fruits and warm spices add a bite fit for a guest he expects to impress. The base doesn't settle so much as it sprawls. Plush patchouli, deepest balsams, wildest civet, the finest leather, and a whisper of priceless agarwood. Luxurious and animalic at the core. Rangoon creeper's note keeps the base from drifting too far from its floral heart. Unconventional in its masculinity, and deliberately too much, clinging to the skin with the same silk-slick confidence he wears like a crown.
(Aromatic, herbal, calming, cleansing)
- Palo Santo - Ginger - Cardamom - Frankincense
- Darjeeling Tea - Incense - Myrrh - Labdanum - Chamomile - Clary Sage - Coconut Milk
- Amber - Myrrh - Guaiac wood - Cedar - Musk - Orris root - Vetiver - Styrax - Balsam - Tonka Bean
Inspired by Sabal's spiritual calm and the sharply bitter resolve of a man shaped by unwavering belief. The fragrance opens with the sacred palo santo wood, ginger, and frankincense, spicy and sharp, a cleansing of the soul and body. It cuts through the air with burning purity. Darjeeling tea brings an essence of ritual, an earthy and tannic scent, while chamomile eases into the heart with a calming medicinal quality. Labdanum deepens it into a meditative quiet still touched by something stern. Coconut milk smooths the edges without softening his resolve, only barely mellowing the harshness. As it settles, amber, myrrh, cedar and guaiac wood expand into warmth, joined by the dryness of vetiver and the vanillish sweetness of styrax, balsam and tonka. Dry, aromatic and quietly anchoring, it carries the atmosphere of a monastery at dusk where a trail from spent embers linger beside incense in the air. A place that is home to someone who finds his purpose in the footsteps of something beyond himself.
(Spicy, sharp, papery, tigers skin)
- Pink Pepper - Cardamom - Bitter Almond - Nutmeg
- Osmanthus - Turmeric - Ylang-Ylang - Carnation - Turkish Rose - Ambrette - Saffron
- Vetiver - Papyrus - Patchouli - Sandalwood - Suede - Tobacco - Coffee - Benzoin
Inspired by Amita's fierce ambition and temper she carries with her everywhere like a folder of intel. The fragrance opens with a bite of pink pepper, cardamom, and bitter almond. A dry, stinging mix. The almond's poisonous pit core slips between the spices as a chokingly bitter warning. Turmeric rises as sun-hot dust into the heart, met by the yellow floral creaminess of ylang-ylang that adds a touch of femininity, but softens nothing. Instead smoothing over the edges like the sleek slip of a tiger's coat who already has its fangs in you. Osmanthus and carnation add a subtle floral abrasion, rose bringing a fleeting spike of sophistication, while ambrette and saffron lend a spicy, soft heat. Papyrus threads through the composition with the scent of papers, a reminder of how her mind cuts sharper than her blade. As it settles, vetiver and patchouli give a grounded, earthy pulse, sandalwood and suede adding a worn-in feeling. Tobacco and coffee come with an intoxicating and dark narcotic hum that benzoin narrowly rounds with its resinous aroma. It clings like a cat and the aftertaste of something dangerously persuasive.
(Foresty, fresh, earthy, wild)
- Pine needles - Black Pepper - Tart apple - Juniper berry
- Green Tea - Pine needles - Hinoki wood - Labdanum - Earthy accord - Myrrh - Clary Sage - Fir - Jasmin Tea
- Balsam fir - Cedar - Musk - Hedione - Oakmoss - Patchouli - Santalwood - Benzoin - Castoreum - Cade oil
Inspired by Ajay's quiet steadiness and the wild, open hills he moves through. The fragrance opens with the freshness of pine needles, tart apple, and a trace of juniper berries. Crisp as the woods at high altitudes. Green tea slips through as a grounding bitterness, softening into aromatic hinoki wood and a scent of trampled earth that has stories to tell about the battles it saw. Fir adds a resinous warmth to clary sage and jasmine tea's gentle herbal sweetness, a reminder he is still more a man than weapon. As it settles, balsam fir and cedar gather into a solid, woody base, accompanied by the familiar comfort of musk and oakmoss. Patchouli and sandalwood deepen the calm, while cade oil rises just enough to remind one of the smokiness of a fire kept through the night. Castoreum looms at the edge, an animal's will that refuses to disappear. Fresh like a forest itself and a little lonesome. It carries the sense of someone still becoming, walking toward something larger than himself in the mountains that call him home.
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