Sonder
Lemon and ginger move through chenpi and spice to dry woods, a scent about letting go and beginning again.
Sonder names the realisation that every stranger you pass is living a story as full as your own. The Chinese title, 笑忘录, is the Chinese name of Milan Kundera's novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, and the scent follows someone who is grateful for the past, lets it go and begins again.
Lemon and ginger open sharp and bright, with dry coriander spice and the juicy tartness of rhubarb. In the heart, the earthy bitterness of rhubarb root meets the mellow, ripe citrus of chenpi, dried mandarin peel, while clove, cinnamon and pepper add layers of warmth.
Vetiver and patchouli bring earth, birch and cedarwood dry wood, sandalwood a rounder softness, and musk binds them together. Moving from vivid spice to quiet wood, the composition leaves a feeling of lightness after letting go.
