Created in 2020 by perfumer Bartosz Puzio for Polish perfume house Jan Barba, Aiyoku is a unisex Woody Aromatic fragrance with a profile of earthy, citrus, aromatic, woody, oud, patchouli, and mossy accords. Like all of the extraits by Jan Barba, Aiyoku extrait de parfum is comprised wholly of natural essential oils. Top Notes Verbena Heart Notes Oud, Patchouli Base Notes Cypriol Oil (Nagarmotha), Vetiver, Oakmoss, Cedar From the Brand: "Japan covered with hills blanketed with tropical forests, undergrowth, moss growing on the bark of trees, the smell of damp forest. Nestled among the hills is a traditional wooden house made of Japanese cedar, infused with resins and fragrant oils. Some elements of this house are new, still fresh, others have darkened over time and their fragrance is mature, subtle. Situated in a valley among tall grasses, this house is built by joining the wooden elements without the use of nails, blending in with nature and being a part of it. The marshy area around it creates ideal conditions for cultivation. The scent of the roots, combined with the scent of damp earth, mingles with the scent of fresh wood and the surrounding moss. This is what AIYOKU smells like. AIYOKU is a composition inspired by the descriptions in Alex Kerr’s book “Lost Japan”. The perfume has a fresh, citrus, grassy, mossy, earthy, mulchy, woody character. The perfume label is black letterpress printed on cotton paper, the golden frame is rendered by hot stamping. Both prints were made on historic printing machines from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The perfume bottles come from the north of France, where we can still find some of the last in the world outside of China perfume bottle factories, still producing semi-hand-made bottles.“ An excellent and comprehensive article on Jan Barba can be found in Fragrantica, written by Jernê Knowles. We thank them for this: https://www.fragrantica.com/news/JAN-BARBA-A-Challenging-Polish-Brand-19540.html Note: Samples are sold by the 1ml. You may purchase up to 2ml. Samples of 1ml or less will come in a glass vial with a dabber. Samples larger than 1ml will come in small glass spray bottles. All samples will be consolidated unless expressly requested otherwise. Fragrance Vault is an official stockist of Jan Barba. Jan Barba perfumes contain no animal products.
