Black Hole | Ijen Scent

🕐 Available for pre-order: this batch has not arrived in store yet. Ordering reserves a bottle in your name, and we ship it as soon as the shipment lands.

⚫ Limited edition: Ijen Scent produced only 30 bottles of this fragrance worldwide.

Black Hole does not smell like anything else. The 2026 release from the artisanal Indonesian house Ijen Scent, it is a unisex composition built on the idea of a black hole — a formula that swallows everything around it and reassembles it. This is not a beginner's fragrance; it is a collector's piece for people who seek out the rare and the strange.

It opens on a jarring contrast: cool apple mint and hot cardamom beside a lactonic, savoury Italian cheese note and powdery orris root — an opening that places the scent firmly outside conventional perfumery from the first second.

The heart then ignites with cinnamon and clove over ylang-ylang and mimosa, while mushroom absolute adds a damp, earthy quality like forest floor after rain. The base settles into a rare, dark depth: Indonesian oud, sandalwood, labdanum absolute and hay absolute, with amber, Mongolian and Siberian musk, castoreum and civet.

Fragrance notes

• Top: apple mint, cardamom, Italian cheese, orris root.
• Heart: cinnamon, clove, mimosa, mushroom absolute, ylang-ylang.
• Base: amber, castoreum, civet, hay absolute, Indonesian oud, labdanum absolute, Mongolian musk, sandalwood, Siberian musk.

How it wears

Dark, spicy and animalic. It starts on a sharp contrast between fresh and savoury, moves into a warm spiced-floral heart, and settles into a deep base of oud, musk and resins. A fragrance with a strong personality and heavy presence that unfolds slowly over many hours.

When to wear it

• Evenings and special occasions.
• Autumn, winter and cold weather.
• When you want something nobody around you is wearing.
• For collectors who love bold, rare compositions.

How to apply

Start with one or two sprays only — the concentration is high and the character is strong. Apply to clean, moisturised pulse points and avoid rubbing. Give it 20–30 minutes before judging it; the opening is built to transform.

FAQ

What does pre-order mean? The stock has not arrived yet. Your purchase reserves a bottle from the incoming batch, and we contact you with shipping details once it arrives.

Is it an everyday fragrance? It is bold and powerful — best for evenings, occasions and cold weather. For daytime, one spray is plenty.

What is the "Italian cheese" note? A lactonic, savoury accord that gives the opening unexpected richness and depth. It reads as texture, not as food.

Black Hole by Ijen Scent – Limited Edition, 30ml

Size: 30ml.