The four scents

Powdery and quiet: geranium and rose over dry vetiver, a scent that stays close to the skin.

White Lie is the quietest of the four: bergamot and geranium to open, jasmine and rose at the heart, patchouli and vetiver underneath. Powdery and dry, close to the skin, nothing sweet about it. Wyld Notes states that it composes this scent, like all of them, from natural ingredients only, with juniper, lavender and black spruce from its own farms.

White Lie opens with bergamot and geranium, bright and slightly green, with no sugar in it. At the heart sit jasmine and rose, read here as powdery rather than heavy. The base of patchouli and vetiver keeps everything dry and grown-up, which is why the scent never reads as soapy. If you like classic florals but not the heavy sweetness that usually comes with them, this is your direction. According to Wyld Notes, it is composed from 100% natural ingredients, built on essential oils, among them juniper, lavender and black spruce from the Young Living farms. In the US shop it is often described as light and easy to wear every day.

Coconut and rose beneath vanilla and tonka, with orange and lavender to open: sweet, but grounded.

Sweet Decadence is the sweet one of the four: orange and lavender to open, coconut and rose at the heart, tonka bean and vanilla in the base. Sweet, but grounded, because lavender and tonka hold the vanilla in place. According to Wyld Notes, it is made from 100% natural ingredients, with clary sage and lavender from its own farms.

Sweet Decadence begins with orange and lavender, a bright, slightly herbal opening that prepares the sweetness rather than giving it away. Then coconut and rose, creamy and floral at once. The base of tonka bean and vanilla is what stays: warm, soft, sweet, but not sticky. If you like sweet scents that do not smell like icing sugar, this is the one for you. Wyld Notes states that it composes the scent from natural ingredients only, with clary sage and lavender from the Young Living farms.

Nutmeg and osmanthus in warm tonka, with frankincense underneath: the dark side of the collection.

Black Book is the dark side of the four: nutmeg and ginger at the start, osmanthus and juniper at the heart, frankincense and tonka bean in the base. Spicy, warm, with a hint of leather from the osmanthus blossom. According to Wyld Notes, it is made from 100% natural ingredients, with juniper, lavender and clary sage from its own farms.

Black Book starts with nutmeg and ginger, dry and spicy, with a fine edge of heat. At the heart, osmanthus, a blossom that smells of apricot and leather, meets the bitter, gin-like juniper. The base of olibanum, which is frankincense resin, and tonka bean makes the finish warm, soft and long. Masculine on paper; in the US shop men and women alike wear it. If you like warm spices and late hours, this is your scent. Wyld Notes states that it composes the scent from natural ingredients only, with juniper, lavender and clary sage from the Young Living farms.

Lemon and juniper to open, then cypress and black spruce: the outdoor one, read from its notes.

Smokey Ember is the outdoor one: lemon and juniper to open, jasmine and clary sage at the heart, cypress and black spruce in the base. Fresh at the start, then forest, resin and a hint of smoke. According to Wyld Notes, it is made from 100% natural ingredients, with black spruce, clary sage and juniper from its own farms.

Smokey Ember begins bright, with lemon and juniper, like cold air in the morning. At the heart it softens: jasmine and clary sage, floral and herbal at once. The base of cypress and black spruce is what stays: conifer forest, resin, a hint of smoke, dry and earthy. If you are looking for forest and resin and no sweetness, this is your direction. Wyld Notes states that it composes the scent from natural ingredients only, with black spruce, clary sage and juniper from the Young Living farms.