How does one accurately pay homage to American explorers, entrepreneurs, artists, and philosophers? The answer is simple, you convert a 19th Century Brooklyn rigging garage into the home of one of America's most coveted fragrance and design houses, Joya Studio.

Founded by Frederick Bouchardy, Joya Studio, produces evocative in-house fragrances — candles, perfumes, soaps, oils — and is the nose behind fragrances made for clients like A24, which is telling, because the experience of smelling a Joya Studio fragrance can tell a story all on its own.

Composition No 6 opens with a fresh, terpenic forest sharpness of juniper berries, cypress, and yuzu, loosening up to an air accord that breezes through with hints of lotus floralcy. And finally, submission: Landing on a soft bed of lush meadowgrass and saffron.

• Top Notes: cypress, juniper berries, grapefruit and tangy yuzu…
• Heart: silken lotus leaves and blossoms, rose geranium, cedar leaf and cool air…
• Drydown: green meadowgrass blended with rich cedarwood, saffron and amber…
• Net Weight: 260 g / 9.2 oz.
• Approximate Burn Time: 70 hours
• Vessel: Handmade porcelain container with a 22k gold painted rim.

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