Saw. The Glossary Sheet

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Olfactorium

Marat smoothed the glossary sheet on the desk and pressed it flat with his palm so it would not tremble. For three years he had translated contracts and articles at home, in silence, and steered clear of the glass interpreters' booths.

October was cold. Voices hummed in the conference hall, a queue for badges stretched by the entrance, and outside the wind drove wet leaves along the embankment.

That morning Marat put Saw on his wrists. Mandarin and lime flashed sharp and tart, and his sleepiness vanished at once, as if from cold water.

By ten sea salt and bitter ivy came through on his skin, sharp and focused. The interpreter booked for the first talk was ill, and the organisers asked Marat to take the booth for the first talk.

He put on the headset and pulled the sheet towards him. Beside him sat the second interpreter, who was to relieve him in half an hour.

"You smell like the sea before a storm. It wakes you up," she whispered while the speaker adjusted the microphone. Marat grinned, pressed the button and began to speak.

He interpreted for forty minutes without a break. By evening oakmoss and dry wood remained on his skin, calm and deep, and the hall applauded him along with the speaker.

Marat folded the glossary sheet in four and put it in his pocket. In the whole talk he had not looked at it once.

How it sounds

The scent breaks a mandarin over your palm: the zest sprays, and bergamot, grapefruit and lime cut in after it. The salt of marine notes settles on that tartness at once, pineapple and melon only moisten it, and green notes keep the sound fresh and sharp.

Then the garden enters with ivy: white freesia, jasmine, lily of the valley and rose brighten, while ivy draws bitterness through the petals. The salt stays and sits beneath the flower.

Then the wood. Cypress and white cedar dry it, guaiac and sandalwood warm it, oakmoss gives shade, honey softens it slightly, and amber and musk close the composition without dessert sweetness.

What makes it special

Saw belongs to the Olfactorium collection. Its character on the card is described in two words: sharp, unsettling. Every encounter with it feels like a bracing slap. In a blind test one of the tasters, who often criticised the brand's fragrances, said: "Well, at last you've made one good fragrance!" It is a fresh green unisex fragrance for autumn.

The Tastylooks blog writes: "My impression: it is the bitterness of freshly cut grass. A lot, bitter, dense, rich. Very pleasant, like summer." And adds: "at first the fragrance strikes you, and then it seems to stroke you. Very interesting."

Daniel on Kosmetista calls it "an insanely psychological story": "everyone will see something of their own in it…"

People wear it for focus: when they need sharp freshness, the bitterness of greenery and a calm depth by evening.