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What does By Serpentine by Exaltatum smell like?
By Serpentine by Exaltatum features top notes of Bergamot, Bigarade, Pink Pepper, and Sichuan Pepper, middle notes of Artemisia, Cherry, Dried Fruits, and Violet Leaf, and base notes of Cedarwood, Fir, Olibanum (Frankincense), Patchouli, and Tobacco.
By Serpentine from Exaltatum London opens in a way that feels like a chimeric chypre, full of tentative promise but also a bit weird; it’s a delightfully sour/loamy/ambery chameleon of a fragrance, and I smell something different with every passing moment. The subtle sparkle and sass of pink pepper, a sophisticated bitter citrusy zhuzh of bergamot, the sharp, prickly verdancy of fir, a feathery tickle of violet’s delicate powderiness, and a velvety dreamy balsamic heart of woods and tobacco. It is a little too earthy to call luminous, but it gleams and glows despite its dustier aspects. By Serpentine is an incredibly light and elusive scent, I can’t quite smell it directly on my wrist where I have sprayed it, and yet I smell its halo hovering around me. It’s a thing of beauty, but it is not much for longevity; after half an hour or so, it’s as if waking from an exquisitely poignant dream that I have instantly forgotten the details of.
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By Serpentine, from Exaltatum was released in 2022. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Bigarade, Pink Pepper, and Sichuan Pepper, middle notes of Artemisia, Cherry, Dried Fruits, and Violet Leaf, and base notes of Cedarwood, Fir, Olibanum (Frankincense), Patchouli, and Tobacco.
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By Serpentine from Exaltatum London opens in a way that feels like a chimeric chypre, full of tentative promise but also a bit weird; it’s a delightfully sour/loamy/ambery chameleon of a fragrance, and I smell something different with every passing moment. The subtle sparkle and sass of pink pepper, a sophisticated bitter citrusy zhuzh of bergamot, the sharp, prickly verdancy of fir, a feathery tickle of violet’s delicate powderiness, and a velvety dreamy balsamic heart of woods and tobacco. It is a little too earthy to call luminous, but it gleams and glows despite its dustier aspects. By Serpentine is an incredibly light and elusive scent, I can’t quite smell it directly on my wrist where I have sprayed it, and yet I smell its halo hovering around me. It’s a thing of beauty, but it is not much for longevity; after half an hour or so, it’s as if waking from an exquisitely poignant dream that I have instantly forgotten the details of.