Buy: Wode Boudicca

The scent of —the avant-garde fragrance collaboration between British fashion house and perfumer Geza Schoen —is a story of ancient war reimagined for the modern rebel. The Warrior's Mist

For a moment, she is marked—a visible member of a fierce, ancient tribe. But as the seconds tick by, the blue begins to vanish, absorbed by the air or fading into her skin, leaving only the scent behind. This is the "invisible marking" the designers intended: a fragrance for "fearless expressionists". The Olfactory Landscape wode boudicca buy

In a dimly lit studio in London, a woman holds a canister that looks more like street art than high fashion. She is about to "buy" into a legacy. As she presses the nozzle, a shocking mist of erupts, splattering across her skin like the woad paint used by Queen Boudicca's Iceni tribe before they charged against Rome in 60 AD. This is the "invisible marking" the designers intended:

The air around her transforms into a shadowy northern forest. It begins with a sharp, bracing hit of: As she presses the nozzle, a shocking mist

A carnal, "skanky" warmth of leather, castoreum, and blonde tobacco that lingers for hours, marking her presence long after she has left the room. Where to Experience It

If you are looking to buy this "graffiti-style" experience, it is available as (the disappearing blue version) or Wode Scent (the clear fragrance). Boudicca Wode is an Eye-Opening Blast of Green

Juniper, black pepper, and clary sage, evoking the cold dew of a British morning.