Sister Hildegard • Pearfat

$60 ~~$120~~ In stock

House Pearfat
Released 2025
Perfumer Alie Kirel
Fragrance Family Classic Resinous
Notes blood orange, dust, glass, elemi, milk, frankincense, nard Himalayan (Jatamansi), cyclamen, camphor, woody notes.

Description The dark parts of Catholic school aren't always what they seem, she thinks, and remembers makeshift beds in oily wooden pews, a blanket of dust shimmering through colored air as she waited for the church cat to find the humble offering she'd laid out. In the next room, the nuns, equal parts gentle and defiant, sung the praises of a god that would never forsake them, knowing even god wouldn't dare.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Carter E. ★★★★★ Sep 12, 2026

That opening hit of blood orange is so bright and bitter it almost smells wet, then the dust and camphor creep in and it turns cold and churchy. Wore it on a rainy Tuesday and kept catching my own wrist all day. The milk note keeps it from going full incense, which I appreciate.

Charlotte Y. ★★★★★ Sep 11, 2026

The frankincense and nard dry down is gorgeous, smoky but not churchy, with that blood orange still humming underneath hours later. I get the dust and milk thing too, weirdly comforting, like a warm attic. Wore it three days straight already.

Ruby B. ★★★★★ Sep 10, 2026

I was worried the camphor would make this smell medicinal, but on my skin it just adds this cool, almost glassy edge that fades into creamy milk and frankincense. The jatamansi gives it a dusty, earthy dryness that keeps it from ever getting sweet. Easily the most interesting thing I've worn all yea