Spicy
Woody
Notesamarettobenzoinincenselabdanumnutmegorris (iris root)patchouli
Tags
#fresh
#normcore
Style
unisex
An involving fragrance inspired by a cherished love poem — Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. This sublime ode to the enduring nature of devotion and emotional connection is interpreted here as a sueded blur of amaretto and patchouli. Orris and labdanum further deepen the union of souls.
SONNET 116
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand’ring bark
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom:
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of close conversation and steady presence, when the room is quiet enough to notice texture: a wool coat, a low lamp, a hand resting on a table. It projects composure and warmth rather than volume, making it feel intimate and assured.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its amaretto, spice and resinous woods can bloom without turning heavy. Two to four sprays are usually enough; on skin it stays smooth and close-knit, while in air it leaves a soft, suede-like amber trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody ambers with a refined, slightly unusual sweetness and a dry, textured finish. It will appeal to those drawn to literary scents, understated elegance and fragrances that feel polished, intimate and unisex rather than loud or sugary.
Release year
2024
The nose
Jérôme Epinette is a prolific niche perfumer known for composing with clarity, texture and restraint. His work often balances luminous florals, woods and musks with a contemporary, wearable finish, which suits Liis’s clean, intimate style. For Of True Minds, he turns Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 into a soft-focus woody amber, letting amaretto, suede-like iris and patchouli suggest devotion without heaviness.
Collaborators
Liis founders Leslie Hendin and Alissa Sullivan shaped the fragrance’s concept around unwavering devotion and emotional connection, framing it as a tribute to friendship, harmony and love in all its forms. Their role was creative rather than merely commercial: they set the literary brief and emotional tone that guided the composition.
Liis’s story
Liis builds perfume as a personal, emotionally precise form of luxury: minimal in presentation, thoughtful in structure and designed to feel close to the wearer. The house leans into genderless compositions, clean formulation and a quiet, modern sophistication rather than overt opulence.
Of True Minds’s concept
Of True Minds was conceived as a fragrance response to Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, with the poem’s language of constancy and unshaken love serving as the central idea. Liis presents it as an olfactory tribute to devotion and emotional connection, translated into a modern, genderless composition rather than a literal literary reconstruction.
Extra info
The name comes from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, and the brand reproduces the poem on the product page. It was launched in 2024 and is part of Liis’s genderless, clean-formulation line.
Notesamarettobenzoinincenselabdanumnutmegorris (iris root)patchouli
Tags
#fresh
#normcore
Style
unisex
An involving fragrance inspired by a cherished love poem — Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. This sublime ode to the enduring nature of devotion and emotional connection is interpreted here as a sueded blur of amaretto and patchouli. Orris and labdanum further deepen the union of souls.
SONNET 116
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand’ring bark
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom:
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of close conversation and steady presence, when the room is quiet enough to notice texture: a wool coat, a low lamp, a hand resting on a table. It projects composure and warmth rather than volume, making it feel intimate and assured.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its amaretto, spice and resinous woods can bloom without turning heavy. Two to four sprays are usually enough; on skin it stays smooth and close-knit, while in air it leaves a soft, suede-like amber trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like woody ambers with a refined, slightly unusual sweetness and a dry, textured finish. It will appeal to those drawn to literary scents, understated elegance and fragrances that feel polished, intimate and unisex rather than loud or sugary.
Release year
2024
The nose
Jérôme Epinette is a prolific niche perfumer known for composing with clarity, texture and restraint. His work often balances luminous florals, woods and musks with a contemporary, wearable finish, which suits Liis’s clean, intimate style. For Of True Minds, he turns Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 into a soft-focus woody amber, letting amaretto, suede-like iris and patchouli suggest devotion without heaviness.
Collaborators
Liis founders Leslie Hendin and Alissa Sullivan shaped the fragrance’s concept around unwavering devotion and emotional connection, framing it as a tribute to friendship, harmony and love in all its forms. Their role was creative rather than merely commercial: they set the literary brief and emotional tone that guided the composition.
Liis’s story
Liis builds perfume as a personal, emotionally precise form of luxury: minimal in presentation, thoughtful in structure and designed to feel close to the wearer. The house leans into genderless compositions, clean formulation and a quiet, modern sophistication rather than overt opulence.
Of True Minds’s concept
Of True Minds was conceived as a fragrance response to Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, with the poem’s language of constancy and unshaken love serving as the central idea. Liis presents it as an olfactory tribute to devotion and emotional connection, translated into a modern, genderless composition rather than a literal literary reconstruction.
Extra info
The name comes from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116, and the brand reproduces the poem on the product page. It was launched in 2024 and is part of Liis’s genderless, clean-formulation line.