Aesop

Karst

2022
Geological patience rendered in resin and mineral — limestone caves and frankincense trees in slow, contemplative dialogue.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
elemi shiso leaf pink pepper guaiac wood sandalwood frankincense

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 5/10

Character

Moods

earthy meditative minimalist sophisticated

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

Casual

Thematic Territory

Limestone caves and resinous trees — a mineral-green composition that smells like the earth itself, slow and geological

Era & Context

Modern

Part of the Othertopias collection, evoking karst landscapes — limestone terrain shaped by water over millennia. The geological metaphor is apt: this fragrance reveals itself with patience.

Spiritual Links

Comme des Garcons Hinoki
7/10
Woody Foundation Incense Lineage
Comme des Garcons Wonderwood
6/10
Woody Foundation
Diptyque Philosykos
5/10
Green Thread Natural Purity
Le Labo Vetiver 46
5/10
Woody Foundation Minimalist Ethos

Influences

Absorbed from

Comme des Garcons Hinoki The contemplative woodiness and green-mineral quality

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