29.08.2025
The Art Of Scent Layering
It Begins In Water

Your scent layering ritual begins not with perfume on fabric, but with water on skin. Before fragrance lingers in the air, before it clings to clothing, it begins in the bath or shower — where oil, memory, and touch combine.

At 39BC, our four Cleansing Shower Oils are the foundation of that ritual. Together, they form Vol. I: Alexandria, a collection inspired by the love and strategy of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Each oil is both fragrance and story — a sensory archive of power, intimacy, and return.

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Gardenia

Silk Veil

The chamber before seduction. Cleopatra alone in power, perfumed and preparing to receive.

Notes: Neroli, Ylang-Ylang, Tuberose, Jasmine, Gardenia, Musk, Amber.

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Black Pepper

Denarii

The general returns. Sweat and smoke transformed into intimacy.

Notes: Frankincense, Black Pepper, Raspberry, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, Vanilla, Balsams.

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Violet Leaf

Fig Milk

The handmaiden’s gaze. Creamy, green, silent — desire unfolding in shadows.

Notes: Galbanum, Coriander, Violet Leaf, Fig, Coconut, Cyclamen, Cedarwood, Benzoin.

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Moss

Sage Water

The priest’s retreat. Rain on stone. The clarity of release.

Notes: Petrichor, Aldehydic, Salty, Metallic, Rose, Birch Tar, Patchouli, Moss, Cedarwood, Musk.

This is where fine fragrance begins — not on fabric, but on flesh. A ritual of luxury shower oils designed for presence, for memory, for skin.

Begin your scent layering ritual with 39BC.