Ephemeral Naturals

Defining Traits
natural-purity green-thread mood-convergence

The scent of a moment passing. Lilac after rain, fig leaves in sun, blackcurrant by a river. Fragrances that capture transience itself — light, green, already fading.

Members (17)

Acqua di Parma

Fico di Amalfi

1999 Fresh
fresh playful nostalgic serene

The sun-drenched counterpart to Philosykos — Amalfi coast fig rendered with Italian generosity, bala...

Aesop

Tacit

2015 Fresh
fresh serene minimalist earthy

Yuzu and shiso in quiet communion — Aesop's most Japanese fragrance, herbal freshness refined to a w...

Byredo

Blanche

2009 Fresh
minimalist delicate serene

White as a fragrance — aldehydes and blonde woods stripped to their quietest expression. Byredo's mo...

Creed

Silver Mountain Water

1995 Fresh
fresh minimalist serene

Alpine minimalism in a bottle — blackcurrant and green tea over mineral musk, evoking snowmelt and c...

D.S. & Durga

Debaser

2015 Fresh
serene playful luminous nostalgic

Fig and coconut under Pixies-soundtracked sunshine — Brooklyn indie perfumery at its most sun-drunk ...

Diptyque

L'Ombre dans l'Eau

1983 Floral
fresh nostalgic delicate playful

Blackcurrant and roses by a riverbank — Diptyque's oldest surviving fragrance, a green-tart floral s...

Diptyque

Philosykos

1996 Woody
fresh meditative earthy serene

A complete botanical portrait of the fig tree — leaf, fruit, bark, sap — that proved a single plant ...

Diptyque

Do Son

2005 Floral
delicate fresh nostalgic ethereal

Tuberose liberated from its hothouse reputation — a white flower caught in a sea breeze, translucent...

Escentric Molecules

Escentric 05

2020 Woody
fresh playful delicate luminous

Cashmeran wrapped in Mediterranean fig and juniper — molecular perfumery meets sun-warmed gardens.

Etat Libre d'Orange

You or Someone Like You

2006 Fresh
fresh playful luminous

The surprise in ELDO's lineup — a genuinely easygoing mint-and-rose composition that could have come...

Frederic Malle

En Passant

2000 Floral
delicate serene nostalgic ethereal

Lilac after rain, captured in passing — the quietest voice in Frederic Malle's collection, an exerci...

Hermès

Un Jardin sur le Nil

2005 Fresh
fresh playful luminous

Green mango on the Nile — Ellena's most joyful subtraction, a garden that smells like it's still gro...

Jo Malone London

English Pear & Freesia

2010 Floral
delicate fresh playful

The ripe pear that refused to be saccharine. Soft fruit and white floral held in perfect English com...

Kenzo

Kenzo Amour

2006 Floral
delicate luminous tender serene

A Japanese love story in fragrance form — rice steam, cherry blossom, and frangipani compose somethi...

Le Labo

Bergamote 22

2006 Fresh
fresh serene sophisticated minimalist

Bergamot elevated beyond cologne territory — a citrus with staying power, anchored by amber warmth t...

Maison Margiela

Bubble Bath

2019 Fresh
fresh delicate serene playful

Lavender soap and clean skin after a long bath — radical simplicity that turns the most ordinary rit...

Memo Paris

Sintra

2019 Chypre
fresh serene earthy delicate

A walk through the enchanted gardens of Sintra, Portugal. Pine, jasmine, and fig leaf create a verda...