The Hamptons

There’s something quietly intoxicating about late afternoon light in the Hamptons. It’s not just the glow, but the way everything slows down: the glass of wine held a little longer, the laugh that lingers, the skin kissed by salt air and sun. This fragrance captures that exact feeling. Built around an exhilarating trio, raspberry, yuzu, and civet, this perfume oozes with fruity vibrance and animalic tension.

Yuzu opens the fragrance with energy, bright, zesty, and just sharp enough to wake the senses. Unlike lemon or bergamot, yuzu carries a subtle floral edge beneath its rind. It doesn’t just sparkle; it fizzes and crackles. Immediately, this brightness is anchored by civet, a drop of animalic warmth. It never dominates. Instead, it suggests.

The raspberry doesn’t scream jam or syrup. Its tart sweetness arrives softly, blooming out of the yuzu and brushed with the floral tones of Georgian rose otto and honeysuckle enfleurage. The raspberry feels dewy, fresh-picked, slightly wild like fruit eaten straight off the vine.

All of this is carried and expanded by white ambergris, which adds a saline, sparkling breeze. The ambergris doesn’t weigh things down adding a mineralic sheen that makes everything glow.

In the heart, the raspberry grows rounder and deeper. It’s joined by gardenia, lending a sourness that pronounces the tartness. Honeysuckle absolute doubles down supporting the raspberry fruit. The florals offer breath, a pause between the playful top and the grounding base. The raspberry becomes something you can feel, not just smell.

What gives The Hamptons soul is the wild Sri Lankan oud in the base. Not smoky, not skanky, but an incredible aquatic breeze. This is a refined oud, a rarity, that doesn’t compete with the fruity top or floral heart but enhances them. It pulls up the juiciness of the raspberry. It catches the salt in the ambergris and gives it a wooded backbone. It deepens the civet without making things too animalic. Think of it as an acoustic reverb for the entire fragrance.

Siberian musk joins this structure with its own clean yet slightly primal softness, while Sri Lankan sandalwood and sandalwood powder bring a creamy, woody scent.

Each 15ml extrait bottle of The Hamptons is priced at $235 a rare offering for a fragrance that contains real wild oud and such carefully sourced naturals. Every bottle is small by design. Meant to be carried, pocketed, kept close. It’s the kind of scent you reach for when you want to feel elevated, something extremely easy to wear.

Notes: Yuzu, Georgian Rose Otto, White Ambergris, Honeysuckle Enfleurage, Civet, Gardenia, Honeysuckle Absolute, Raspberry, Wild Sri Lankan Oud, Siberian Musk, Sri Lankan Sandalwood, Sandalwood Powder