Scentsorium Anguish and Awe Parfum
Dark Floral Unisex Parfum
Scent Type: Dark Floral
Fragrance Description:
Maison Margiela presents Scentsorium Chapter 3: Anguish & Awe. This parfum is the olfactive representation of thrills of the unknown—the first moment you truly step out on your own. It is a fragrance defined by contrasts: everything feels beautiful and terrifying at once, joy and pain blur into one transformative emotion.
The fragrance opens with luminous bergamot essence, delivering a bright, fleeting lift. At the heart, geranium heart Madagascar adds crisp, green tension that melts into the spicy depth of rose heart absolute—rich, textured, and emotionally charged. In the base, Virginia cedarwood and a dark leather accord create structure and contrast, grounding the florals with refined edge. The result is a striking ambery floral where romance and intensity coexist.
Crafted by perfumer Delphine Lebeau, Anguish & Awe is an avant-garde reinterpretation of the rose and leather accord—suspended between vulnerability and strength. Composed with high-concentration materials, this parfum delivers depth, presence, and a lasting trail that evolves with skin warmth. Designed for all genders, it performs beautifully in spring and fall, and reveals its richest character in cooler evenings.
Bottle Description:
The Anguish & Awe bottle embodies the tension at the heart of the Scentsorium franchise. Inspired by antique crystal spirit decanters, the heirloom bottle is intentionally fractured to symbolize the passage of time and the beauty found in imperfection.
Crafted by Pochet du Courval, the historic glassmaker of Northern France, the design reflects the collection’s philosophy of rupture, transformation, and emotional intensity. Each bottle is made as a collector’s object—a piece of haute craftsmanship created to be kept, displayed, and passed down through generations.
Fragile yet powerful, each note in Anguish & Awe Parfum is composed to reflect the duality of wonder.
TOP NOTES
- Bergamot Essence
HEART NOTES
- Geranium Heart Madagascar
- Rose Heart Absolute
BASE NOTES
- Virginia Cedarwood Essence
- Leather Accord
KEY NOTES
Geranium Heart
A green, minty, and aromatic heart that provides a vibrant contrast to the floral sweetness, adding a modern, energized lift to the opening.
Rose Heart Absolute
Deep, rich, and textured, this red rose interpretation feels alive rather than powdery.
Leather Accord
Dark, structured, and refined. It adds depth and quiet intensity, grounding the florals with an elegant edge.
OLFACTIVE FAMILY
Ambery Floral
Please refer to the product packaging for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Step 1: Set the Foundation
Apply fragrance to clean, moisturized skin after showering to enhance longevity and projection.
Step 2: Target Pulse Points
Spray Blaze of Stillness Parfum on pulse points such as the chest, wrist, and neck, where body heat amplifies the scent.
Step 3: Let It Develop
Avoid rubbing after application. Allow the bergamot, fig, and vanilla to develop naturally into the warm suede base.
Tip: A travel-size format is ideal for re-applying your scent on the go—perfect for nights out, weekends away, or keeping your signature close wherever ambition takes you.
Anguish and Awe
The fragrance of the thrills of the unknown.
Chapter 3 is the first time you truly step out on your own. Everything feels both beautiful and terrifying.
Full of wonder, fragile but unaware, convinced it will last forever.
Delphine Lebeau.
"For me, 'Anguish and Awe' perfectly encapsulates that blend of excitement and apprehension inherent in first-time experiences, achieved through a striking collision of raw and pure ingredients: rose and leather."
A Prickly Red Rose.
An avant-garde reinterpretation of the rose & leather accord.
Crisp, vegetal geranium evokes the thrill of new beginnings, melting into the spicy red heart of rose absolute, the universal flower of love. Beneath this romance, black leather emerges, raw and dark, like prickly thorns, a reminder of life's unpredictable journey.
The Hidden Line.
Leathery floral scents are quite a must-have in high perfumery collections. Howewer, here the hidden line lies in a spicy and fusing touch that is brought by a subtle pink pepper. Obtained by CO2 extraction of dried berries, it perfectly echoes the spicy facets of the wild heart of rose.
The Heirloom
Decanter Bottle.
An homage to antique crystal spirit decanters, this fragrance bottle is intentionally broken to symbolize the passage of time. Designed as a true 'heirloom' a precious object meant to be passed down through generations - it is meticulously crafted by Pochet du Courval, the most renowned glassmaker of northern France.
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