Notescivetcoffeecreamheliotropejungle foliage accordoudpatchoulitonka beansvanilla
Tags
#animalic
#sexy
#smoky
Style
unisex
The lush Indonesian rainforest is home to the palm civet, a small mammal that eats coffee beans which, once excreted, are harvested for their malty flavour. Kopi Luwak is inspired by this connoisseur’s beverage, with rich coffee notes mingling with animalic civet. Incense and oud underscore the fermented darkness, with dark amber and aged vanilla adding a sweaty sweetness.
Stone Cap: 100% Picasso quartz
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is coffee with the comforts stripped back: dark, fermented and threaded with animalic warmth. It suits an evening spent in close conversation, where smoky woods and sweaty vanilla give the wearer a sensual, slightly unruly presence rather than polished sweetness.
How to wear
Start with one spray on the torso, allowing the coffee, civet and dark woods to settle before adding more. The rich, smoky profile is a natural fit for cooler weather; in heat, use a lighter hand, as the animalic sweetness may feel more pronounced. Apply beneath clothing for a more contained impression.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to animalic perfumes, bitter coffee and dark woods rather than dessert-like gourmands. Its humid foliage and sweaty vanilla will appeal to wearers who enjoy sweetness with an earthy, fermented edge.
Release year
2023 (or 2024)
The nose
DL Jenkins is the founder and sole perfumer of Pictura Fragrans. His creative process begins with a written narrative shaped by emotion and memory, which guides both the composition and its imagery. In Kopi Luwak, that storytelling approach brings coffee, animalic warmth and rainforest foliage into one olfactory setting.
Pictura Fragrans’s story
Pictura Fragrans approaches perfume as a painting made through scent, combining artistry, sensory perception and science. Its concept of an “Olfactive Setting” places the wearer inside an aromatic environment whose meaning changes with personal memory and context. The house frames its work as sensory art rather than therapy.
Kopi Luwak’s concept
Kopi Luwak takes its inspiration from the rare Indonesian coffee associated with the palm civet. Its imagined Javanese rainforest brings creamy coffee into contact with animalic warmth, humid foliage and dark woods. Incense, oud and aged vanilla deepen the contrast between lush vegetation and fermented sweetness.
Extra info
Kopi Luwak is offered as a 21% extrait de parfum, with a cap made from 100% Picasso quartz. Despite the coffee inspiration and civet note, the name and scent description do not establish the use of actual kopi luwak coffee or animal-derived civet.
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Notescivetcoffeecreamheliotropejungle foliage accordoudpatchoulitonka beansvanilla
Tags
#animalic
#sexy
#smoky
Style
unisex
The lush Indonesian rainforest is home to the palm civet, a small mammal that eats coffee beans which, once excreted, are harvested for their malty flavour. Kopi Luwak is inspired by this connoisseur’s beverage, with rich coffee notes mingling with animalic civet. Incense and oud underscore the fermented darkness, with dark amber and aged vanilla adding a sweaty sweetness.
Stone Cap: 100% Picasso quartz
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is coffee with the comforts stripped back: dark, fermented and threaded with animalic warmth. It suits an evening spent in close conversation, where smoky woods and sweaty vanilla give the wearer a sensual, slightly unruly presence rather than polished sweetness.
How to wear
Start with one spray on the torso, allowing the coffee, civet and dark woods to settle before adding more. The rich, smoky profile is a natural fit for cooler weather; in heat, use a lighter hand, as the animalic sweetness may feel more pronounced. Apply beneath clothing for a more contained impression.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to animalic perfumes, bitter coffee and dark woods rather than dessert-like gourmands. Its humid foliage and sweaty vanilla will appeal to wearers who enjoy sweetness with an earthy, fermented edge.
Release year
2023 (or 2024)
The nose
DL Jenkins is the founder and sole perfumer of Pictura Fragrans. His creative process begins with a written narrative shaped by emotion and memory, which guides both the composition and its imagery. In Kopi Luwak, that storytelling approach brings coffee, animalic warmth and rainforest foliage into one olfactory setting.
Pictura Fragrans’s story
Pictura Fragrans approaches perfume as a painting made through scent, combining artistry, sensory perception and science. Its concept of an “Olfactive Setting” places the wearer inside an aromatic environment whose meaning changes with personal memory and context. The house frames its work as sensory art rather than therapy.
Kopi Luwak’s concept
Kopi Luwak takes its inspiration from the rare Indonesian coffee associated with the palm civet. Its imagined Javanese rainforest brings creamy coffee into contact with animalic warmth, humid foliage and dark woods. Incense, oud and aged vanilla deepen the contrast between lush vegetation and fermented sweetness.
Extra info
Kopi Luwak is offered as a 21% extrait de parfum, with a cap made from 100% Picasso quartz. Despite the coffee inspiration and civet note, the name and scent description do not establish the use of actual kopi luwak coffee or animal-derived civet.
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