A complete botanical portrait of the fig tree — leaf, fruit, bark, sap — that proved a single plant could be an entire fragrance universe.
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Sensory Profile
Composition
Concentration Eau de Toilette
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
fig leaf fig fruit fig tree bark coconut milk green notes cedar white wood
Olfactory Structure
Family Woody
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 4/10
Character
Moods
fresh meditative earthy serene
Season
Spring Summer
Occasion
CasualThematic Territory
Standing beneath a fig tree in the Mediterranean heat. Not the fruit alone — the whole tree: the milky sap, the rough bark, the papery leaves casting dappled shade.
Era & Context
Modern
Arrived in the mid-90s when niche perfumery was beginning to explore botanical realism beyond flower-only compositions. Philosykos proved a single tree could be a complete olfactory portrait — leaf, fruit, wood, sap — pioneering the 'soligreen' approach that would influence a generation of fig fragrances.
Spiritual Links
Influences
Influenced
Comme des Garcons Amazingreen Pioneered the idea that green notes could be the entire composition rather than just a top-note accent
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