Floral
Vintage/old school
Woody
Notesbergamotdavanafreesiaincenseleatherlycheemandarinrosesandalwood
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
This fragrance evokes the bittersweet beauty of love lost and longed for. The complex sweetness of lychee and davana lead into the plush pleasures of rose oil, oud, leather and musk, sharpened with incense. The poetry of memories.
Perfumer: Mark Buxton
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A quiet reunion after a long absence: conversation begins lightly, then turns more personal. The bright fruit opening gives way to plush rose, while incense and leather lend a restrained gravity. Its vintage floral character suits a composed presence rather than a demonstrative entrance.
How to wear
Start with one or two sprays on skin in mild or cool weather, allowing the fruity opening to settle into rose, incense and woods. The plush floral heart and vanilla-leather base suggest a richer impression in warmth, so apply more sparingly on hot days or in close quarters.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy generous, vintage-leaning florals but want more shadow than a conventional rose perfume offers. Fruity sweetness meets incense, oud and leather, making it appealing to tastes that bridge plush floral compositions and textured woody scents.
Release year
2024
The nose
Mark Buxton is known for unconventional compositions that bring woods, incense and abstract accords into sharp focus. His work for Comme des Garçons, including Comme des Garçons 2, helped define an experimental approach to contemporary perfumery. In Tears On Mystic Sands, he combines fruit and generous florals with the darker textures of oud, leather and incense.
Mystikum’s story
Mystikum reinterprets the glamour of the 1920s through contemporary fragrance and design. Art Deco forms and jewel-toned bottles anchor its visual identity, while the house brings scent, storytelling and packaging together as a single creative expression rather than treating heritage as a formula to reproduce.
Tears On Mystic Sands’s concept
Tears On Mystic Sands appeared among the six fragrances presented with Mystikum’s revival at Pitti Fragranze in Florence in 2024. Its imaginative starting point is lost love and lingering memory, expressed through desert winds, plush flowers and darker woods. It is a contemporary composition, not an established reconstruction of a historical Mystikum formula.
Extra info
The official pyramid includes carrot seed and tagetes alongside lychee and bergamot, with orris joining rose and freesia in the heart. Despite its historical visual setting, Tears On Mystic Sands belongs to Mystikum’s modern Signature Collection.
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Notesbergamotdavanafreesiaincenseleatherlycheemandarinrosesandalwood
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
This fragrance evokes the bittersweet beauty of love lost and longed for. The complex sweetness of lychee and davana lead into the plush pleasures of rose oil, oud, leather and musk, sharpened with incense. The poetry of memories.
Perfumer: Mark Buxton
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A quiet reunion after a long absence: conversation begins lightly, then turns more personal. The bright fruit opening gives way to plush rose, while incense and leather lend a restrained gravity. Its vintage floral character suits a composed presence rather than a demonstrative entrance.
How to wear
Start with one or two sprays on skin in mild or cool weather, allowing the fruity opening to settle into rose, incense and woods. The plush floral heart and vanilla-leather base suggest a richer impression in warmth, so apply more sparingly on hot days or in close quarters.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy generous, vintage-leaning florals but want more shadow than a conventional rose perfume offers. Fruity sweetness meets incense, oud and leather, making it appealing to tastes that bridge plush floral compositions and textured woody scents.
Release year
2024
The nose
Mark Buxton is known for unconventional compositions that bring woods, incense and abstract accords into sharp focus. His work for Comme des Garçons, including Comme des Garçons 2, helped define an experimental approach to contemporary perfumery. In Tears On Mystic Sands, he combines fruit and generous florals with the darker textures of oud, leather and incense.
Mystikum’s story
Mystikum reinterprets the glamour of the 1920s through contemporary fragrance and design. Art Deco forms and jewel-toned bottles anchor its visual identity, while the house brings scent, storytelling and packaging together as a single creative expression rather than treating heritage as a formula to reproduce.
Tears On Mystic Sands’s concept
Tears On Mystic Sands appeared among the six fragrances presented with Mystikum’s revival at Pitti Fragranze in Florence in 2024. Its imaginative starting point is lost love and lingering memory, expressed through desert winds, plush flowers and darker woods. It is a contemporary composition, not an established reconstruction of a historical Mystikum formula.
Extra info
The official pyramid includes carrot seed and tagetes alongside lychee and bergamot, with orris joining rose and freesia in the heart. Despite its historical visual setting, Tears On Mystic Sands belongs to Mystikum’s modern Signature Collection.
Also featured in
The Easy Winners