Trajan with the lights turned down.
Mandarin, lemon, bergamot and blood orange open it bright and juicy, lavender, sage and saffron pull that citrus into something aromatic and faintly spiced, and cedar, oakmoss and ambergris hold the base down with a dry, salted warmth that keeps going long after the top has burned off.
Perfumed by: Marco Genovese
Released: 2026
KSI Take: The opening is the loudest thing here, all blood orange and bergamot, and it does not last the way the rest of it does. What you are actually buying is the hour after that, where lavender and saffron settle onto cedar and oakmoss and stay put. If you want the citrus to carry the whole wear you will be disappointed, and the mossy drydown reads classical enough that anyone raised on sweet modern ambers may find it stern. Wear it to the office in cool weather, or anywhere a bright opening needs to land somewhere serious.
KSI Scent Profile: Citrus · Aromatic · Woody · Mossy · Warm
Standout notes: Mandarin, Lemon, Bergamot, Blood Orange, Lavender, Sage, Saffron, Cedar, Oakmoss & Ambergris
2ml KSI Decant
Hand-decanted from an authentic bottle into a 2ml atomizer so you can properly wear the fragrance before deciding whether the full bottle deserves a place in your collection.
This is a Kaleidoscope Scent Index hand-decant and is not a manufacturer-produced sample. All fragrance samples are final sale.