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Phoebus/ Scent
A guide · MMXXVI
A Phoebus guide · No. 02

Every candle tells a story, in three acts

How a candle unfolds

Three acts · one evening
Top
Heart
Base
— 0–10 min — 10–60 min — the rest
Top
The opening The sharp, bright flash that greets the match. Citrus, peppers, green leaves. Gone within ten minutes — and meant to be
I.
Heart
The middle Where the candle lives — for roughly an hour. Florals, woods, resins, the shape of the scent. This is what you bought
II.
Base
The trace Musk, ambergris, smoke, cashmere. What stays in the room — and on the coat, the next morning. The reason you buy the candle again
III.

The four families

A map of the collection
Family I · Two candles
Warm & resinous
Honeyed, dry, lightly smoky. For the long evening, after the table's been cleared. Amber, tobacco, cedar, dried fruit
Nº 03 — Lyre · Nº 06 — Helios
Family II · Two candles
Bright & citric
Awake, airy, slightly bitter. Grapefruit and white tea, neroli on linen. The morning candle, or the one you light when the windows are open
Nº 01 — Aube · Nº 05 — Cirrus
Family III · One candle
Floral & powdered
Iris, jasmine, a quiet trace of leather. Cool, sophisticated, a little old-world. For reading, or the hour before guests arrive
Nº 02 — Vesper
Family IV · One candle
Smoky & mineral
Bay laurel and myrrh over warm stone. Quiet, architectural, a little austere. The candle that makes a room feel older than it is
Nº 04 — Delphi

Scent × mood

Which for when
Morning
alone
Reading
evening
Dinner
with friends
Post-bath
slow night
Working
from home
A room
just aired
Nº 01 — Aube
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Nº 02 — Vesper
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Nº 03 — Lyre
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Nº 04 — Delphi
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Nº 05 — Cirrus
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Nº 06 — Helios
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The book of notes

Twelve ingredients · in plain language
A
Ambergris, (synthetic)
A marine, skin-warm base note. We use an ethical synthetic — no whales, identical scent
Base
B
Bergamot
Rind of a small Italian citrus — sunny, slightly bitter. The bright hello of Nº 03
Top
B
Bitter orange
Sharper, drier, more adult than sweet orange. A flash of sunburnt peel
Top
C
Cedar smoke
Dry, pencilly, faintly charred wood. The long shadow in Lyre and Helios
Base
C
Cashmere, raw
A soft, animalic, skin-warm musk. The feeling of a coat in morning light
Base
F
Fig leaf
Green, milky, a touch of coconut-like sweetness. The shade, not the fruit
Heart
H
Honeyed tobacco
Cured leaf with a spoon of honey stirred through. The soul of Nº 03
Heart
I
Iris
Cool, powdery, slightly carrot-like root. The quiet gentility of Vesper
Heart
M
Myrrh
An ancient, resinous smoke. A touch of sacred-object, without the incense cliché
Base
N
Neroli
Distilled orange blossom — honeyed, slightly green. Spring in a candle
Heart
P
Pink pepper
Sparkly, rose-edged heat. Opens Lyre and vanishes inside ten minutes
Top
T
Tea, white
Clean, faintly hay-like, almost weightless. The translucent quality in Aube
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A few short paths

Find your Phoebus

If you think you like
Warmth — whisky, fireplaces, old books
Start with Nº 03 — Lyre
Then try Nº 06 — Helios
Shop warm & resinous → If you think you like
Clean — linen on a line, citrus in a bowl
Start with Nº 05 — Cirrus
Then try Nº 01 — Aube
Shop bright & citric → If you think you like
Quiet — dim rooms, suede, old perfumes
Start with Nº 02 — Vesper
Then try Nº 04 — Delphi
Shop floral & mineral →
Made slowly. Burned slowly. Bought again.

Every candle has three lives

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