Details

Inspired by

The Hope Blister

Fragrance Formula

Natural and Synthetic

Scent Families

Citrus, Crisp

Top Notes

Bergamot, Black Pepper, Mandarin, Neroli, Olive, Petitgrain, Seaweed

Middle Notes

Boronia, Cardamom, Coriander, Cumin, Lavender, Narcissus, Orris, Rose, Violet Leaf

Base Notes

Frankincense, Musk, Oak, Oakmoss

Fragrance Story

In November 2015 a friend asked me to capture the scent of melancholy, citing the article The Case for Melancholy from The New York Times. I drew on my own experience of saudade as I worked on countless compositions in celebration of longing. Iota is a melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not even happened. Inspired by The Hope Blister, this natural perfume is a reminder of when one’s heart keeps breaking and rebuilding itself. A year later I presented my friend with her sample: “I love it.”

Ingredients

Aqua (Water), Parfum (Fragrance), PPG-26-Buteth-26 and PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Benzyl Alcohol and Caprylyl Glycol and Benzoic Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Alpha Pinene, Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil, Narcissus Extract, Rose Flower Oil/Extract, Beta Caryophyllene, Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) Extract, Geranyl Acetate, Terpineol, Geraniol, Citral, Citronellol, Camphor, Terpinolene, Eugenol, Alpha Terpinene, Benzyl Alcohol, Farnesol.

California Proposition 65 warning

This perfume can expose you to Methyl Eugenol and beta-Myrcene (β-Myrcene), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer. Learn more