Femascu
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Hyacinth and bergamot assault first, green and citric, yet the tuberose immediately softens this brightness into something creamy and almost indecent. Within moments, coriander adds a dusted spice that makes the opening feel slightly peppery, almost medicinal—decidedly unsettling in the best way.
As the hyacinth fades, narcissus emerges with an almost musty greenness, anchored by rose and honeysuckle that add texture without sweetness. The civet begins its slow ascension, lending the floral heart a distinctly animalic warmth that transforms the composition from purely botanical into something more bodily, more human.
Benzoin and sandalwood create a creamy, wooden base whilst musk and civet intertwine, the fragrance settling into a skin-scent that hovers between vintage powder and warm animal fur. What remains is profoundly intimate—barely discernible beyond an inch from the skin, yet utterly present for those close enough to encounter it.
Femascu — Harp arrives as a densely floral palimpsest, a composition that refuses easy categorisation by gender despite its unisex designation. Annie Buzantian has constructed something deliberately contradictory: a fragrance that blooms with the creamy indolic richness of tuberose and jasmine whilst simultaneously prickling with coriander's peppery bite and the green-tinged sharpness of hyacinth. This is not a gentle floral. The interplay between those narcissus and orchid notes in the heart creates an almost metallic, slightly animalic green that prevents the composition from becoming merely pretty—there's a subtle wrongness to it, a deliberate discord.
The civet base anchors everything in skin-warmth animalics, cutting through what could otherwise be an oppressively sweet composition. Instead of candy-coated florals, you experience something closer to a hothouse at dusk: humid, slightly funky, with benzoin adding a powdery warmth that suggests old perfume bottles and vintage textiles. The cedarwood and sandalwood provide structure, though they never fully dominate; they're more supporting players allowing the floral-spicy accord to remain centre stage.
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