Fantome de Maules Eau de Parfum

“Who is Fantôme de Maules?” asks Stora Skuggan, the mysterious Swedish fragrance house whose name translates to “Big Shadow.” Good question. Maules, a French-speaking village in Switzerland, is purportedly home to a fantôme – a benevolent loner/spirit/survivalist who haunts the local woodlands – picking flowers, cracking twigs, rustling leaves and cloaking the forest in a phantasmal veil of eeriness and intrigue.

And what does this specter smell like? On first blast, leaves and lemon, quickly followed by a spicy, herbaceous mix of lavender, coriander, and cardamom. He’s cool but hot; grassy, but with a dash of earthy, edible nuttiness that dries down to a meditative walk in the wilderness. A powdery, thoughtful, mossy wood that implores us to ask, again, who the hell this Fantôme de Maules really is. A spook? An outsider? A friendly wraith? We’re still not sure. But we’re okay with that.

Bergarmot, Galbanum, Green Leaves, Lemon, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cashmeran, Coriander, Forest Flowers, Lavender Absolute, Ambroxan, Cedarwoods, Habanolide, Labdanum, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vetiver