Best d'Annam Chinese Calligraphy by d Annam Alternatives & Similar Perfumes

Here we consider the relationship between the sea and the art it has inspired.

Crabtree uses his grandfather's pen drawings of luxury yachts, his father's library of nautical fiction and his own tattoos as references. Accord of black ink dominate here; west Indian spiced rum; papers lost and found; the familiar dry accords of leather bound books balanced with warm enigmatic notes of vanilla pipe tobacco. All finely based around a dark heart of birch tar and labdanum.

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Calligraphy is China’s living art—each stroke a meditation in ink and paper. The scent evokes the stillness of a scholar’s studio, where technique meets introspection. This quiet ink, paper and coffee fragrance is an homage to the brushstrokes that shaped a civilization.

Comme des Garcons 2 is a landmark perfume in the CdG range, and a revered cult classic. Built around invisible incense, the suggestion of ink, and the gentle euphoria of tea, CdG2 is bright and clear, but with an unexpected tenderness. Incredibly diffusive, this EdP retains its structure and presence while also hanging in the air with a barely-there shimmer.

The drowned monk’s body is bloated, its fat turned to soap in his watery grave. His crime was revealing the apothecary secrets of his order, in a scroll inscribed with the antidotes to poisonings.

This is privileged information that keeps the power with the friary, and he betrayed his vows.

Farmakon is the smell of his sad story: the odor of parchment, ink — and the wax from the flesh of a drowned man.

The ancient art of tattooing is more than just body decoration; it’s a reminder of a time or a place — a fleeting moment that becomes a permanent mark. Like a tattoo, perfume is a mark left behind, but its evanescence requires less commitment…which is a good excuse to try this beautifully weird perfume. Ink harnesses vetiver, jasmine, birch tar — and ink — to suggest needle-in-skin body art. It’s the smell of office party sex on the Xerox machine, the kiss of a box-fresh blow-up doll.

The moment when the night draws in close, hugging the deliciousness of the evening towards you. Cognac, crème brûlée and coffee blur into guaiac wood and oak, releasing vanilla-tinged smoke in a haze of pleasure. An echo of warmth in the darkness.

A tribute to the scents of Colombia, this extrait de parfum suggests a late-night dinner for two under the stars. A gourmand dance of aromas is carried on the warm breeze: coffee, rum, chocolates. Powdery, pillowy vanilla and iris blur into vetiver and sandalwood for a sumptuous dream.

Perfumer: Clément Marx

From LO’s Parfum Intense collection, this is an amber with the darkness turned up to 11. There’s no white space here, just expensive raw materials piled high. Its vibrant opening with fruity notes is enriched by the bitterness of coffee, deepening into a powerful chorus of rose, iris, jasmine and lily of the valley. And this valley is a deep one, a soft black expanse of leather, nagarmotha and patchouli, cushioned by a dirtier-than-usual amber.

A fragrant and floral dedication to emotions and the intricate patterns that shape and run through the structure of our brains. Liquid joy prepared with balsamic labdanum, leathery orange blossom and violet leaf absolutes and a drop of fruity coffee nuance.

Perfumer: Luca Maffei

Strength: 35% extrait de parfum

The origin of some materials in the formula:

pink pepper -> South America

arabica coffee -> South America

cinnamon -> Sri Lanka

galbanum -> Iran

jasmine sambac -> India

violet leaf absolute -> Egypt

orange blossom absolute -> Tunisia

Ylang Ylang -> Madagascar

guaiac -> Paraguay

Vetiver -> Haiti

Labdanum -> Spain

Awake is Akro’s energising coffee fragrance. This EdP captures the evocative smell of a warm coffee shop on a cold day: the freshly ground beans and the steam; the bitter luxury offset by the alluring hint of baked goods.