Leather
Spicy
Woody
Top Notesbergamotbigaradepink pepperszechuan pepper
Heartartemisiacherrydried fruitviolet leaf
Base Notescedarwoodfirfrankincensepatchoulitobacco
Tags
#beast
#sweet
Style
unisex
The perfume was inspired by contemplation at the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London.
Nature and people come together to celebrate the summer Solstice. Light tobacco smoke rises above the tall grass, drowning merry people in its sweet cloud.
Ripe berries and plant seeds attract park squirrels and other animals. White Royal swans fall asleep in the pond. A light breeze ripples the surface of the water.
The mystical snake (serpent) rustles on the dewy evening grass and disappears into the fern, frightening the screaming birds.
Everything around is immersed in a bohemian night.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
The mood is a lingering conversation outdoors after sunset, when tobacco smoke mingles with the bitter scent of grass. Cherry sweetness lends warmth to the encounter, while pepper and dark woods keep the atmosphere slightly unruly rather than conventionally polished.
How to wear
Try one or two sprays on skin, letting the extrait’s sweet fruit, tobacco and woody base provide the weight rather than applying heavily. Mild evenings and cooler weather are natural settings for this richness; in summer heat, use a lighter hand so the pepper and aromatic greenery have room beside the sweetness.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to fruit with a bitter, smoky counterpoint rather than a straightforward gourmand. It suits a taste for assertive tobacco, patchouli and leathery woods, with cherry and dried-fruit sweetness offset by aromatic herbs and pepper.
Release year
2021 (or 2022)
The nose
Eglija Vaitkevice, Exaltatum’s founder and perfumer, builds fragrances through associations with colours, textures and places. Her approach centres on selecting materials to express a mood and allowing compositions to mature. In By Serpentine, she translates a lakeside reverie into contrasts of pepper, fruit, aromatic greenery and tobacco.
Exaltatum’s story
Exaltatum draws on history, art and nature to create fragrances that invite personal interpretation. Rather than prescribing a single meaning, the house encourages wearers to connect each composition with their own memories. Its founder-led approach treats scent as an expression of place, texture and emotion.
By Serpentine’s concept
By Serpentine takes its inspiration from contemplation beside the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park. Its imagined summer-solstice evening brings together tobacco smoke above tall grass, ripe fruit, resting swans and a mythical serpent slipping into ferns. Pepper, cherry, artemisia and woody balsams give this pastoral scene a darker, bohemian undertone.
Extra info
Despite the serpent imagery, the fragrance takes its setting from a lake, not a river. By Serpentine also appeared in The Plum Girl’s selection of the best new perfumes of 2021—an editorial distinction rather than an industry-juried award.
Top Notesbergamotbigaradepink pepperszechuan pepper
Heartartemisiacherrydried fruitviolet leaf
Base Notescedarwoodfirfrankincensepatchoulitobacco
Tags
#beast
#sweet
Style
unisex
The perfume was inspired by contemplation at the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London.
Nature and people come together to celebrate the summer Solstice. Light tobacco smoke rises above the tall grass, drowning merry people in its sweet cloud.
Ripe berries and plant seeds attract park squirrels and other animals. White Royal swans fall asleep in the pond. A light breeze ripples the surface of the water.
The mystical snake (serpent) rustles on the dewy evening grass and disappears into the fern, frightening the screaming birds.
Everything around is immersed in a bohemian night.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
The mood is a lingering conversation outdoors after sunset, when tobacco smoke mingles with the bitter scent of grass. Cherry sweetness lends warmth to the encounter, while pepper and dark woods keep the atmosphere slightly unruly rather than conventionally polished.
How to wear
Try one or two sprays on skin, letting the extrait’s sweet fruit, tobacco and woody base provide the weight rather than applying heavily. Mild evenings and cooler weather are natural settings for this richness; in summer heat, use a lighter hand so the pepper and aromatic greenery have room beside the sweetness.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to fruit with a bitter, smoky counterpoint rather than a straightforward gourmand. It suits a taste for assertive tobacco, patchouli and leathery woods, with cherry and dried-fruit sweetness offset by aromatic herbs and pepper.
Release year
2021 (or 2022)
The nose
Eglija Vaitkevice, Exaltatum’s founder and perfumer, builds fragrances through associations with colours, textures and places. Her approach centres on selecting materials to express a mood and allowing compositions to mature. In By Serpentine, she translates a lakeside reverie into contrasts of pepper, fruit, aromatic greenery and tobacco.
Exaltatum’s story
Exaltatum draws on history, art and nature to create fragrances that invite personal interpretation. Rather than prescribing a single meaning, the house encourages wearers to connect each composition with their own memories. Its founder-led approach treats scent as an expression of place, texture and emotion.
By Serpentine’s concept
By Serpentine takes its inspiration from contemplation beside the Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park. Its imagined summer-solstice evening brings together tobacco smoke above tall grass, ripe fruit, resting swans and a mythical serpent slipping into ferns. Pepper, cherry, artemisia and woody balsams give this pastoral scene a darker, bohemian undertone.
Extra info
Despite the serpent imagery, the fragrance takes its setting from a lake, not a river. By Serpentine also appeared in The Plum Girl’s selection of the best new perfumes of 2021—an editorial distinction rather than an industry-juried award.