Arcana Wildcraft
Arcana Wildcraft
162 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Orange and hazelnut arrive in quick succession, their warmth immediately ambushed by that clarifying aquatic note—it feels like walking into a cold pantry on a warm day, disorienting and oddly refreshing. The combination reads almost nutty-gourmand for a brief moment before the aquatic accord reasserts control, keeping everything crisp and slightly off-kilter.
As the composition settles, heliotrope's powdery sweetness emerges alongside melon and pineapple, transforming the fragrance into something decidedly tropical yet creamy, with jasmine and sandalwood adding a sophisticated floral-woody dimension. The fruity sweetness here feels almost contradictory to that opening coolness, creating a compelling tension between comfort and restraint that keeps the scent engaging rather than merely pleasant.
Vanilla, coconut, and amber form a soft, creamy base whilst dry woods add crucial structure and prevent the sweetness from dissolving into pure gourmand indulgence. What remains is less a fragrance and more a gentle amber-woody skin scent, intimate and introspective.
Apples Grow in Ice presents itself as a fractured fairy tale—sweetness curdled with aquatic coolness, domesticity unsettled by exotic fruit. The opening salvo of hazelnut and orange feels almost creamy, as if someone's crumbled toasted praline into blood orange juice, but that aquatic accord immediately destabilises any comfort. It's the olfactory equivalent of biting into what appears to be a familiar apple only to find it's something stranger, more tropical.
The heart reveals Arcana's baroque maximalism: heliotrope's powder-dusted sweetness mingles with melon's green-tinged juiciness whilst jasmine threads through with a slightly spiced, creamy edge—sandalwood and coconut transform it into something closer to almond milk poured over white florals. Pineapple cuts through with tart brightness, refusing to let the composition settle into predictable gourmand comfort. This is where the fragrance's personality crystallises: it's neither wholly indulgent nor wholly fresh, instead oscillating between both territories with restless energy.
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