Ember · No. 05
A hinoki perfume
Ember is built around hinoki wood oil, with sage beside it. Bergamot and pepper at the start, cedar underneath, and a little oud and myrrh for shade. Pia Long describes it as an open temple, not a room full of smoke.
It opens brighter than it finishes. It is warm and not sweet, and it suits autumn and winter. It is not an incense perfume.
- Top
- Bergamot, sansho pepper, black pepper
- Heart
- Sage, hinoki, patchouli
- Base
- Cedarwood cashmeran, oud, myrrh, musk
For Ember, I built everything around Japanese hinoki wood essential oil - creating the frame and structure of the fragrance.
Choose it if
You want hinoki, or a woody perfume with some lift at the start.
Skip it if
You want a sweet amber or a smoked wood. Ember does neither.