Aesop · 2017 · Barnabé Fillion

Silently, Hwyl

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Thyme, lemony elemi resin and pink pepper over cypress, suede and geranium, drying down to vetiver, frankincense and cedar.

Aesop says

You’ll smell thyme, elemi, Pink Pepper, cypress, leather (suede), geranium, vetiver, frankincense and cedar.

More from Aesop’s description

It also mentions Hinoki, Aromatic spices, Thyme Extract, Vetiver Extract and Moss.

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Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Silently, Hwyl’s scent picture, a draft: thyme, elemi, pink pepper, cypress, leather, geranium drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Silently, Hwyl, top notes: Thyme, Elemi, Pink pepper

Heartas it settles

Silently, Hwyl, heart: Cypress, Leather, Geranium, Clove

Dry-downwhat stays

Silently, Hwyl, dry-down: Vetiver, Frankincense, Cedar, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

22 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

3 citrus5 herbs & lavender3 florals5 woods6 spices

2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Honour ManAmouage · shares elemi, pink pepper, geranium (rose geranium), vetiver and 2 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Silently, Hwyl’s $360
PoloRalph Lauren · shares thyme, suede, vetiver, frankincense and 2 more$116 for 125 ml · about a quarter of Silently, Hwyl’s $360
Cape WrathBeauFort London · shares elemi, pink pepper, geranium (rose geranium), vetiver and 2 more$169 for 50 ml · about the same as Silently, Hwyl’s $360
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