Was it fame he pursued, or the elusive path to immortality? Li Bai spent his life suspended between these two desires, ever torn. In his later years, he wrote in *The Long Song*: “In chasing both wealth and immortality, I’ve lost them both.” He reached for everything, yet grasped nothing.

This fragrance reflects his life’s contradictions. The serene warmth of agarwood stands in quiet conflict with the ascetic purity of aloeswood—an echo of Li Bai’s yearning for both the material and the mystical. The freshness of cliff cypress and red pine contrasts with the melancholic bitterness of atractylodes and cinnamon, embodying the clash between his poetic, romantic nature and the cold, unyielding realities of the world.

Too innocent, he believed that marrying into wealth would elevate his status, that the imperial academy would be his path to influence, and that aligning with Prince Yong would grant him the chance to save his country and realize his lofty ideals. Yet, in his failure to achieve worldly success, he found a different kind of immortality—his poetry, alive with untamed passion, still touches us centuries later. It was this very innocence that made him eternal.

Key Ingredients: Huizhou Kyara, Aloeswood, Angelica, Southern Atractylodes, Cinnamon, Red Pine, Cliff Cypress

Cold Scent Profile:
Clary sage and Southern Atractylodes
A deep, meditative blend of green leaves and woods, still and contemplative

Burning Scent Profile:
Clary sage, Southern Atractylodes, Huizhou Kyara
A refreshing burst of spice, herbal sweetness, and cool wood—a dance of contrasts that find harmony in tension

Lingering Scent Profile:
Southern Atractylodes, Huizhou Kyara, Hainan Aloeswood
An ethereal, bittersweet herbal note intertwined with the sweet, endless echo of wood—a scent that lingers like a fading dream