There's a particular smell that lives in the memory long after the moment passes. The inside of a wood workshop — raw planks stacked against the wall, fine dust suspended in a shaft of afternoon light, fresh-cut grain releasing something green and resinous into the air. It isn't glamorous. It's honest. And it stays with you the way honest things do.
At The Sawmill was born from that memory. Not from a perfumer's fantasy of what wood should smell like — but from the real thing. The weight of it. The texture. The way it clings to warm skin and becomes something else entirely.
At The Sawmill | Eau de Parfum
The opening arrives quietly — a whisper of berries and cedarwood, bright and slightly cool, like stepping into shade on a warm afternoon. It doesn't announce itself. It settles.
Then Iso E Super moves in. This is the molecule at the heart of the fragrance — rare, shape-shifting, impossible to pin down. On one person it reads as soft and powdery, like a piece of pale wood left to dry in the sun. On another, it turns rugged and textured, almost tactile. On you, it will become something neither of those things and both of them at once. That's the nature of Iso E Super: it doesn't perform on top of your skin. It negotiates with it.
Jasmine Grandiflorum drifts through the middle — not floral in the way you might expect, but warm and slightly waxy, the way jasmine smells just before it opens. It softens the wood without sweetening it.
The base is where At The Sawmill finds its full voice. Sandalwood, tonka bean, musk — deep, unhurried, grounding. After an hour on the skin, the fragrance stops feeling like something you put on and starts feeling like something you've always carried. That's the moment. That's what this was made for.
Hand-blended in small batches at NOTE - The Scent Lab, each bottle is filled to order. No two skins wear it the same way. That's not a marketing line — it's the chemistry.
Fragrance Notes
Top notes: Berries, Cedarwood
Middle notes: Iso E Super, Jasmine Grandiflorum
Base notes: Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Musk
Sizes & Prices
10ml — 330,000 VND | 30ml — 810,000 VND | 50ml — 1,400,000 VND
The 10ml is a perfect first encounter — small enough to carry anywhere, substantial enough to know whether it's yours. The 50ml is for when you already know.
Whether you're looking for something to remind you of Vietnam long after you leave, or a gift that carries a story worth telling — a bottle of At The Sawmill does both without trying. Find it at our studios in Thảo Điền (34 Nguyễn Duy Hiệu), District 1 (42 Nguyễn Huệ), and Lotte Mall Westlake, Hanoi. Or order directly here.
Some scents describe who you are. This one becomes it.
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