# Papillon Artisan Perfumes — Spell 125

> Spell 125 is a green conifer-and-incense eau de parfum by Liz Moores, built to suggest cold forest air, resin, and ritual. Siberian pine, black hemlock, green frankincense, ambergris, ylang-ylang, and

## Essence
Spell 125 is a green conifer-and-incense eau de parfum by Liz Moores, built to suggest cold forest air, resin, and ritual. Siberian pine, black hemlock, green frankincense, ambergris, ylang-ylang, and sandalwood make it one of Papillon's most luminous, pared-back compositions.

## Scent Profile
The opening is cold, green, and sharply resinous. Siberian pine leads with sap and needles rather than sweet seasonal fir, while black hemlock adds a drier, bitter conifer shade. The effect is airy but textured, with a short salty warmth from white ambergris beneath the trees.

Green frankincense is the structural spine. It is fresh, resinous, and faintly minty rather than dusty or church-like. Ylang-ylang acts as a softener: it rounds the pine and incense without reading as a distinct flower, keeping the composition from becoming austere.

As the volatile conifers settle, Indian sandalwood becomes clearer. The final phase is quiet, balsamic, and woody, with ambergris maintaining a low salt-skin hum. The arc moves slowly from bracing pine and resin into warmer incense wood rather than making a dramatic turn.

## Performance
Spell 125 has moderate early projection and a long, closer drydown. It responds well to cool air, scarves, and outerwear. Keep the application light: two sprays preserve the green incense effect, while over-application can make the pine feel too camphorous.

## Wearing Context
It is strongest from autumn through early spring and works particularly well outdoors, during the day, or in contemplative evening settings. The fragrance is unisex and atmospheric rather than conventionally masculine or feminine. High summer, tight offices, and formal black-tie events are less natural settings.

## Comparisons & DNA
Slumberhouse Norne is the key comparison for its forest-and-incense realism, though Spell 125 is brighter, greener, and more diffusive. Papillon Anubis shares Egyptian imagery and resin but is leathered, darker, and denser. Papillon Dryad offers another house-side forest reference, while Spell 125 remains the lightest of the group.

## Reception
The fragrance is admired for its natural-feeling conifer materials, focused structure, and unusual clarity. The main resistance comes from wearers sensitive to camphor, bitter resin, or a pine opening that can read solvent-like. Its price and specificity make sampling prudent even for forest-fragrance fans.

## Versions & Reformulation
Spell 125 is a single 50 ml eau de parfum with no known reformulation or flanker.

## Acquisition Notes
It is offered as a 50 ml eau de parfum in the upper-niche price tier. Samples and decants are useful before purchase because the conifer-resin opening is specific. Distribution is focused and counterfeit concern is low.

## Notable Facts & Lore
- Spell 125 refers to a chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
- It was Papillon's seventh release, launched on 7 July 2021.
- The number seven is part of the perfume's deliberate symbolism.
- Its materials lean strongly toward botanical and naturalistic effects.