Sarah Baker Year XOXO

Fragrance Overview

Year XOXO is an ozonic woody musk built around the idea of lost paradise, combining crisp green apple and clean air with the intimate scent of warm skin, old paperback books and soft woods.

The fragrance plays with contrasts between freshness and familiarity, opening with an almost weightless molecular clarity before moving into more tactile, nostalgic accords. Paperback pages and white paint wash introduce an unusual dry, papery texture, while warm skin and musks give the composition a distinctly human softness.

Cashmere wood, a fluffy cloud effect and Forbidden Vanilla complete the composition, creating a fragrance that feels abstract yet intimate, clean yet quietly sensual.

What Does Year XOXO Smell Like?

Year XOXO opens with crisp green apple, airy ozone and soft musks, creating the impression of cool, exceptionally clean air with a juicy flash of fruit.

The heart becomes more unusual and textural. An old paperback book accord brings a dry, papery quality alongside the warmth of skin, while white paint wash adds an abstract mineral-clean effect.

Cashmere wood softens the dry down with a smooth woody warmth, surrounded by a fluffy, cloud-like effect. Forbidden Vanilla gradually emerges underneath, adding sweetness and warmth without turning the fragrance into a traditional gourmand. The result is an airy, musky scent of green apple, clean skin, paper, soft woods and vanilla suspended in an ozonic haze.

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes

Green Apple, Soft Musks, Ozone

Heart Notes

Paperback Books, Warm Skin, White Paint Wash

Base Notes

Cashmere Wood, Fluffy Clouds Effect, Forbidden Vanilla

Fragrance Family

Ozonic Woody Musk

When to Wear Year XOXO

Year XOXO has an airy versatility that works particularly well through spring and summer, when its ozone, green apple and soft musks can feel especially crisp.

Its warm skin, paperback and cashmere wood accords also give it an intimate quality that works beautifully for quiet evenings and close-to-the-skin wear. It is particularly interesting for lovers of atmospheric skin scents, clean musks and unconventional fragrances built around textures rather than traditional floral or gourmand structures.

Our perfume decants
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