Edible
Leather
Woody
Notesbenzoinbirch tarcardamomcastoreumhoneyhopsjasmineleatherpatchoulisandalwoodsmoketonka beansvanilla
Tags
#smoky
Style
for her
for him
unisex
A rich, smoky blend of honey, tar, vanilla and incense.
The perfumer leaves the perfume plot sketchy - to be completed by your imagination. Are you in your autumn apiary watching honey trickle into jars, smoke lingering in the air from bonfires of fallen leaves? Are you on the well-tarred deck of a merchant ship carrying huge barrels of honey? This beautiful, smoky fragrance will definitely take you somewhere.
Starring
(these fragrant materials reanacted the Honey and Tar story):
castoreum tinctura
benzoin absolute
birch tar essential oil
Himalayan cedarwood essential oil
sweet myrrh essential oil
vetiver essential oil
guayak wood
agarwood essential oil
Atlas cedarwood essential oil
jasmin sambac absolute
hops CO2
lavender absolute
patchouli essential oil
cardamom absolute
tonka bean absolute
vanilla CO2 extract
orris root CO2 extract
Vanuatu sandalwood essential oil
Royal Hawaiian sandalwood essential oil
Important notice:
Anna Zworykina’s blends are olfactive smellscapes (but neither aromatherapy, nor ‘spray-and-go’ perfumes). Her blends are sensory experiences, closer to works of art created in the scented plane (rather than, say, visual or audio).
Certain essential oils and absolutes that are used in her 100% natural perfumes may potentially cause allergies in some people. Please spray Anna Zworykina’s blends on fabric (on sleeves, scarves, etc.). This said, Anna Zworykina has acquired a huge fan base over many years and people interacted with her blends for quite a while now. We are not aware of any reports of any skin reactions so far.
However, Anna advises that those who are prone to allergic reactions, pregnant and nursing women, as well as people with chronic illnesses to be extra careful. Before trying natural blends, study the list of ingredients and consult with a doctor if you are not sure or a had a history of allergies. If you do decide to put these blends on your skin (unable to resist the temptation) always test the blend on the inside part of your elbow first and wait.
Do not spray these blends liberally as a cloud in the way you would spray a conventional perfume. Anna’s smellscapes need to be… carefully applied and experienced. Be mindful that some oils can also make your skin hyper-sensitive to UV.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
An autumn afternoon spent bottling honey in a timber shed, with smoke from burning leaves catching on your coat. Honey and Tar carries that contrast into company: rounded sweetness against rough wood and leather, a warm presence with an unmistakably smoky edge.
How to wear
Best suited to cool autumn and winter weather, when its honeyed, resinous warmth feels most at home. Follow the house’s advice to apply sparingly to fabric rather than spray a cloud; begin with one light application to a scarf or sleeve, testing an inconspicuous area for staining. Review the ingredients carefully if you have fragrance sensitivities.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to smoky leather, animalic undertones and woody gourmands rather than pastry-like sweetness. It suits a taste for natural perfumery with rougher textures, where honey and vanilla temper birch tar and castoreum without disguising them.
Release year
2008 (or 2020)
The nose
Anna Zworykina is an independent natural perfumer whose background includes a PhD in biochemistry. She began making perfumes for herself and friends in 2004, developing a practice centred on natural aromatic materials and evocative scent narratives. Honey and Tar reflects that approach: sweetness, smoke and animalic textures become an imaginative landscape rather than a straightforward gourmand.
Anna Zworykina’s story
Anna Zworykina frames her house as handcrafted perfume punk: independent, personal and guided by perception rather than convention. Natural aromatic materials and small-scale craftsmanship underpin compositions conceived as sensory artworks, inviting the wearer to explore rather than simply accessorise.
Honey and Tar’s concept
Honey and Tar leaves its narrative deliberately open. The composition suggests an autumn apiary threaded with bonfire smoke, or the tarred deck of a merchant ship carrying barrels of honey. The house also draws on Scottish legends of heather honey, pairing floral sweetness with the bitterness of hops rather than anchoring the fragrance to a documented journey.
Extra info
Hops and castoreum appear among the fragrance’s natural aromatic materials, alongside more familiar gourmand ingredients such as vanilla and tonka bean. The honey-and-tar pairing is deliberately complementary: sweetness provides warmth while tar keeps the composition from becoming conventionally sugary.
Notesbenzoinbirch tarcardamomcastoreumhoneyhopsjasmineleatherpatchoulisandalwoodsmoketonka beansvanilla
Tags
#smoky
Style
for her
for him
unisex
A rich, smoky blend of honey, tar, vanilla and incense.
The perfumer leaves the perfume plot sketchy - to be completed by your imagination. Are you in your autumn apiary watching honey trickle into jars, smoke lingering in the air from bonfires of fallen leaves? Are you on the well-tarred deck of a merchant ship carrying huge barrels of honey? This beautiful, smoky fragrance will definitely take you somewhere.
Starring
(these fragrant materials reanacted the Honey and Tar story):
castoreum tinctura
benzoin absolute
birch tar essential oil
Himalayan cedarwood essential oil
sweet myrrh essential oil
vetiver essential oil
guayak wood
agarwood essential oil
Atlas cedarwood essential oil
jasmin sambac absolute
hops CO2
lavender absolute
patchouli essential oil
cardamom absolute
tonka bean absolute
vanilla CO2 extract
orris root CO2 extract
Vanuatu sandalwood essential oil
Royal Hawaiian sandalwood essential oil
Important notice:
Anna Zworykina’s blends are olfactive smellscapes (but neither aromatherapy, nor ‘spray-and-go’ perfumes). Her blends are sensory experiences, closer to works of art created in the scented plane (rather than, say, visual or audio).
Certain essential oils and absolutes that are used in her 100% natural perfumes may potentially cause allergies in some people. Please spray Anna Zworykina’s blends on fabric (on sleeves, scarves, etc.). This said, Anna Zworykina has acquired a huge fan base over many years and people interacted with her blends for quite a while now. We are not aware of any reports of any skin reactions so far.
However, Anna advises that those who are prone to allergic reactions, pregnant and nursing women, as well as people with chronic illnesses to be extra careful. Before trying natural blends, study the list of ingredients and consult with a doctor if you are not sure or a had a history of allergies. If you do decide to put these blends on your skin (unable to resist the temptation) always test the blend on the inside part of your elbow first and wait.
Do not spray these blends liberally as a cloud in the way you would spray a conventional perfume. Anna’s smellscapes need to be… carefully applied and experienced. Be mindful that some oils can also make your skin hyper-sensitive to UV.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
An autumn afternoon spent bottling honey in a timber shed, with smoke from burning leaves catching on your coat. Honey and Tar carries that contrast into company: rounded sweetness against rough wood and leather, a warm presence with an unmistakably smoky edge.
How to wear
Best suited to cool autumn and winter weather, when its honeyed, resinous warmth feels most at home. Follow the house’s advice to apply sparingly to fabric rather than spray a cloud; begin with one light application to a scarf or sleeve, testing an inconspicuous area for staining. Review the ingredients carefully if you have fragrance sensitivities.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to smoky leather, animalic undertones and woody gourmands rather than pastry-like sweetness. It suits a taste for natural perfumery with rougher textures, where honey and vanilla temper birch tar and castoreum without disguising them.
Release year
2008 (or 2020)
The nose
Anna Zworykina is an independent natural perfumer whose background includes a PhD in biochemistry. She began making perfumes for herself and friends in 2004, developing a practice centred on natural aromatic materials and evocative scent narratives. Honey and Tar reflects that approach: sweetness, smoke and animalic textures become an imaginative landscape rather than a straightforward gourmand.
Anna Zworykina’s story
Anna Zworykina frames her house as handcrafted perfume punk: independent, personal and guided by perception rather than convention. Natural aromatic materials and small-scale craftsmanship underpin compositions conceived as sensory artworks, inviting the wearer to explore rather than simply accessorise.
Honey and Tar’s concept
Honey and Tar leaves its narrative deliberately open. The composition suggests an autumn apiary threaded with bonfire smoke, or the tarred deck of a merchant ship carrying barrels of honey. The house also draws on Scottish legends of heather honey, pairing floral sweetness with the bitterness of hops rather than anchoring the fragrance to a documented journey.
Extra info
Hops and castoreum appear among the fragrance’s natural aromatic materials, alongside more familiar gourmand ingredients such as vanilla and tonka bean. The honey-and-tar pairing is deliberately complementary: sweetness provides warmth while tar keeps the composition from becoming conventionally sugary.