Masculism. Headphones on the Bench
Обновлено: 16 окт.
Chilini Private
At sixteen Timur wore big black headphones even at the dinner table. The music in them played quietly, and conversations stayed outside.
Over the winter he grew a head taller, his voice dropped, and he answered his family in single words. He believed this was how a grown man looked: calm, closed, sparing with words.
For his birthday he chose a bottle of Masculism for himself. The scent seemed strict and complex to him, exactly the way he wanted to be.
In April his grandmother asked him to help at the dacha. She grew herbs for tea, and her whole plot smelled of garden beds and dried bunches on the veranda.
Timur dug in silence, the headphones hanging around his neck. His grandmother came over to straighten his collar and suddenly stopped.
"Thyme, basil, myrtle. You smell like my garden beds," his grandmother said. Timur laughed for the first time that day and asked how she could recognise those plants by smell.
Until evening she led him around the plot and let him rub every leaf between his fingers. Timur told her about school, about a girl from the parallel class, about who he wanted to become.
When it was time to leave, Timur took off the headphones, put them on the bench by the porch and went to help his grandmother close the greenhouse.
The niche fragrance Masculism is rich and complex. It changes, plays with different facets and brings pleasant surprises.
How it smells
The opening is herbal and brisk. Myrtle, thyme and basil smell of fresh leaves from the garden bed, calendula adds a soft sunny bitterness. Almost a pharmacy and a garden at once.
The heart is dense and spicy. Rosewood gives smooth wood, lavender brings coolness, nutmeg and bay leaf warm the composition. Violet and rose sound quietly, somewhere in the depths.
By evening the herbs fade and a dense base remains. Patchouli and sandalwood give warm wood, oakmoss adds a forest shadow, musk keeps the trail close to the skin.
What makes it special
Masculism belongs to the private Chilini Private collection, whose scents are made from expensive and rare materials. Steeping and maturing such compositions takes a great deal of time and attention. This scent is about a boy growing up and how a masculine character takes shape. The card describes the scent as rich and complex, changing and playing with different facets. It is worn by those who value a masculine character that opens up more widely over time.
Notes
Top: myrtle, thyme, basil, calendula, green accord
Heart: rosewood, lavender, nutmeg, bay leaf, violet, rose
Base: patchouli, sandalwood, oakmoss, benzoin, musk
