Sanctum

SANCTUM (SANK-tum)
Latin, "a holy place, set apart."

Sanctum was the neuter of sanctus, from the verb sancire, to make inviolable by rite or by law. The Romans used it for a place or thing set apart: a precinct, an inner room, ground that could not be entered lightly. Later it named the innermost room of a temple or house, the one kept closed.

The fragrance enacts that closed room. It opens with saffron and warm spice, dry and golden, and it asks for patience. Rose and jasmine soften the edges, with cedar beneath them, as the air begins to warm. Then the oud settles in, aged and resinous, wrapped in sandalwood, ambergris and musk, smooth and deep. It projects widely and holds past the end of the day, filling a space the way smoke fills a room with the door shut.

A room set apart.

Top: Saffron, Warm Spice
Heart: Rose, Jasmine, Cedarwood
Base: Oud, Sandalwood, Ambergris, Musk

Extrait de parfum, 20–30% fragrance oil. Hand-blended in small batches in Ontario.