Island

You lean back into a yellow cab as it pulls away from the curb, cool night air slipping in through a cracked window.

Island meets you with sharp juniper, bright yuzu, and a snap of green peppercorn that feels like the city’s neon reflected on wet pavement. As the ride settles in, soapy white petals and blue lotus soften the edges, mingling with hiba wood, tolu balsam, incense, and a flicker of tobacco that recalls a just‑extinguished cigarette. Oakmoss, ambergris, vanilla, and white musks gather underneath like steel, river, and sky, turning Manhattan at night into something you can carry on your skin.

Notes: Juniper, Yuzu, Soapy White Florals, Green Peppercorn, Blue Lotus, Hiba Wood, Tolu Balsam, Incense, Tobacco, Ambergris, Oakmoss, Vanilla, White Musks

Clandestine Laboratories is an underground, artisanal fragrance house based in New York City, born from perfumer Mark Sage’s obsessive, experimental approach to scent.

Blending small-batch, hand-mixed compositions that are natural-smelling yet deliberately unfamiliar, the brand focuses on fragrances that feel effortlessly wearable while still leaving a quietly addictive impression. Rooted in a “clandestine” ethos of intentional obscurity and word‑of‑mouth discovery, it invites fragrance lovers into a world where niche-level quality, meticulous ingredient choices, and a wry, artistic sensibility meet in perfumes made to be lived in, not just admired from afar.

• Mark Sage