The Dark Side

A memory of Marrakesh lingers in the dark—sticky resins, worn woods, and jars of honeyed oils tucked into crowded markets.

Warm sweetness clings to smoky air as soft powder drifts through violet and iris, settling into something deeper, denser, almost tactile. Woods glow beneath the surface, wrapped in amber and incense, while a hidden oud-like accord hums quietly, more felt than named. The richness unfolds slowly, shifting from golden warmth to shadowed intimacy, like the night stretching over the city. Worn in evenings or moments of solitude, it carries a sense of mystery shaped by excess, balance, and forgotten origins.

Notes: Honey, Spices, Iris, Violet, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Amber, Styrax, Incense, Patchouli, Vanilla

Francesca Bianchi Perfumes is the self-titled house of perfumer and founder Francesca Bianchi, an Italian creator who develops her emotional, sensual and intimate fragrances in her Amsterdam studio. Her extraits are conceived as perfume as art, composed with a strong focus on high-quality raw materials and a long, meticulous creative process for each formula, inviting wearers into a deeply personal and expressive olfactory world.

• Francesca Bianchi