Floating

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All about this fragrance

Vibe check

This is the scent of moving through the day with nothing to prove: a quiet apartment, open windows, bare skin, a shirt pulled on after a shower. It reads as calm and slightly sensual, with enough softness to feel intimate and enough freshness to stay composed.

How to wear

Best in mild to warm weather, when its airy structure can stay transparent rather than thin. Apply lightly, two to four sprays, and let it sit close to the skin; the peach, linen and musk create a soft halo rather than a strong trail, especially in humidity.

Who it’s for

For those who like clean fragrances with a soft fruity opening, musky skin scent effects and a polished, understated finish. It will appeal to wearers who prefer airy, normcore minimalism over sweetness, density or heavy projection.

Release year

2022

The nose

Jérôme Epinette is a prolific niche perfumer known for polished, modern compositions that balance clarity with texture. His work often leans into luminous fruits, airy florals and clean woods, which suits Floating’s weightless, linen-soft character. Across contemporary independent perfumery, Epinette has become a trusted name for fragrances that feel precise rather than ornate. In Floating, his style shows in the transparent structure: bright bergamot and peach, a soft floral heart, and a musky woody drydown that stays close to the skin.

Collaborators

Alissa Sullivan and Leslie Hendin, Liis founders, shaped the fragrance’s concept from the start, drawing on their shared perfume memories and the idea of scent as mood. Their creative brief gave Floating its airy, minimalist character and its sense of effortless, California-made ease.

Liis’s story

Liis builds minimalist, genderless fragrances with a clean, modern California sensibility. The house favors restrained compositions, thoughtful materials and a sense of intimacy over loud statement-making, creating perfumes that feel personal, airy and easy to live with.

Floating’s concept

Floating was conceived around the idea of weightlessness: a day with no plans, no obligations and no pressure to perform. Its composition translates that mood into bright fruit, a soft orchid heart and linen-like woods, creating a fragrance that feels suspended and unhurried.

Extra info

Floating is one of Liis’s early core fragrances and is presented as a genderless eau de parfum. The brand’s official description frames it around “the weightlessness of a day without plans or obligations,” and the scent is often discussed for its linen-and-peach impression.