Wolfsbane • Quartana

$107.5 ~~$215~~ In stock

House Quartana
Released 2025 (Originally 2016)
Perfumer Philippe Paparella-Paris
Fragrance Family Woods
Notes angelica, fig leaf, cumin, ginger, absinthe, patchouli, cedar, tuberose, tobacco flower, castoreum, benzoin, sandalwood, prunol, vetiver, deer tonque, black truffle

Description Originally used in the West for exterminating wolf populations, Wolfsbane was used in the Far East for hunting and warfare by poisoning arrow tips. We wished to imbue the fragrance with this animalic ferocity of the hunter/warrior/wolf to reflect virile rage, but complemented with rich woods and luxurious black truffle. To give it a psychedelic twist, the heart note is wormwood, the basis for the hallucinogenic liquor, absinthe. This reformulation (as of September 2025) improves on the original by adding a robust and rounded nature to the fragrance, while keeping all the elements of what made the original version so special.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

Hannah ★★★★★ Sep 15, 2026

The drydown is where this really earns its keep — that cedar and patchouli combo settles into something warm and slightly smoky, way less sharp than the opening. Wore it to dinner and kept catching it on my sleeve hours later. The tobacco flower keeps it from going full incense-shop, if that makes s

Joshua ★★★★★ Sep 14, 2026

The absinthe and fig leaf opening is sharp and green in a way I didn't expect from a woods fragrance. Patchouli and tobacco flower come through a few hours in and it turns warm and a little smoky. Lasted a full workday on my skin.