Liquides Imaginaires
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Rhubarb and mandarin collide in a surprisingly tart burst, with cedar leaf and juniper creating a herbal freshness that feels almost medicinal—think crystallised stems and gin botanicals. The initial impression is cool, slightly green, entirely unexpected.
Black pepper and ginger warm the composition considerably, softening the austere opening whilst clary sage and orchid introduce a more contemplative sensuality. Here, Succus achieves a precarious balance: herbal yet spiced, fresh yet grounded, neither particularly feminine nor masculine.
The somalian frankincense emerges with quiet authority, pairing with texas cedar and vetiver to create something earthy and slightly resinous. Moxalone provides a soft amber glow that lingers close to skin, fading gradually into a whisper of dry wood and incense.
Succus arrives as a clarion call—verdant, almost herbal-bright, yet underpinned by something distinctly tart. Shyamala Maisondieu has constructed a fragrance that feels botanical without being herbaceous in the predictable sense. The rhubarb sits front and centre, that peculiar green-acidic quality lending a crisp, almost bittersweet character that prevents mandarin orange from being sweet. Instead, the citrus becomes something more savoury, almost candied-vegetable, working alongside cedar leaf and juniper to create an opening that recalls walking through a winter garden after frost—cool, slightly austere, and oddly appetising.
This is unisex fragrance done properly: it contains genuine ginger and black pepper in the heart, which immediately dares any wearer to inhabit a space of quiet conviction rather than olfactory approval-seeking. The clary sage deepens the herbal theme without becoming medicinal, whilst that whisper of orchid prevents the composition from tilting into genuinely masculine territory. There's an intellectual quality here, a refusal to comfort.
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