Waterfall

Mist rises from still water, and everything slows.

There is something almost devotional about this one — cool and clean at the open, with the soft sweetness of ripe pear and a dark whisper of black currant underneath. It moves the way a river moves: unhurried, inevitable. Clary sage adds an herbal clarity that keeps it grounded, while lily of the valley and ylang ylang lift it somewhere luminous, almost ceremonial. Then tuberose blooms low and slow, warmed by violet water and a skin-close musk that lingers like the memory of somewhere sacred. It suits still mornings, long walks near water, moments that ask for presence over noise.

Notes: Freshwater Mist, D'Anjou Pear, Black Currant, Clary Sage, Lily Of The Valley, Ylang Ylang, Tuberose, Violet Water, Ambrette Musk

Rite of Way is a contemporary fragrance house from Brooklyn, New York, creating spirited perfumes that translate mythic archetypes into modern, wearable stories.

Founded by Alex Brands, the brand designs each scent as a “portal” into a specific mood, working closely with perfumers to build compositions around elemental ideas like lightning and the rising sun.

• Joey Rosin