Terminal Velocity

Perfumer's Note

Terminal Velocity opens like a door blown off its hinges — a violent, electric rush of ozone and ice-bitten air that mimics the exact second of freefall, when the atmosphere tears past your face at 120 miles per hour. The heart settles into the eerie, suspended silence of cloud layer: cool aldehydic musk and powder-dusted iris, a strange peace inside the chaos. As the parachute unfurls, warmth returns — the base a slow bloom of body heat on sun-touched skin, worn leather, and the amber glow of earth rushing up to meet you. It is the full arc of the jump: terror, transcendence, and the solid ground beneath your feet.

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Terminal Velocity

The breathless moment between fear and freedom.

Top Notes

0–15 min

Ozone burstCryogenic mintSheared wind accordAdrenaline-sharp galbanumIonized air

Heart Notes

15 min–2 hrs

Cloud muskFrozen aldehydesWhite cedar barkHigh-altitude iris

Base Notes

2 hrs+

Sun-warmed skin muskDry amberWeathered leather harness

Sillage

Moderate

Longevity

5–7 hours

Best Worn

Daytime, spring/summer — any moment demanding courage