The next chapter in Aesop fragrance: Gloam Eau de Parfum

A journey to worlds within

In a dimly lit room, a contemplative pause. The relishing of quietude, and stillness. There is an opulent aroma in the air: a fragrance that is floral, spicy and subtly green, that intrigues and lulls.

The curtains are drawn back, and sunlight fills the space, revealing elaborate wall-hangings, looming bookshelves, and faded tapestries draped over chairs, tables, couches. The outside world hums along at its usual pace, but in here, time seems to drift and disappear.

By the window, all aglow, a cushion-laden daybed extends its unspoken invitation. The acceptance is immediate; the drop to softly worn fabric, a relief.

Through the stillness, a reverie emerges.

Gloam Eau de Parfum bottle and carton on a cream background.

Mimosa, Saffron and Iris: into the realm of Gloam

Moving through dreams, hovering in the spaces between spaces: this is the realm of Gloam Eau de Parfum. The fifth instalment of the Othertopias fragrance collection is a mesmerising medley of botanicals, spices and woods, characterised chiefly by Mimosa, Saffron and Iris.

Inspired by explorations of the mind by way of the divan, Gloam beckons the wearer to recline, daydream and roam into the deepest places of the self. Rich florals rise, warm spices unfold and wooded depths open, revealing hidden spaces where imagination enters, and the waking world recedes.

The aroma begins with piquant Pink Pepper and Cardamom alongside a fresh floral accord lent warm, voluminous sweetness by Orange Flower and fresh Neroli, before introducing notes of Saffron, Jasmine Sambac and Mimosa. The final moments of Gloam are grounded in Iris, Patchouli and Copaiba—settling as a soft, almost powdery presence, immediate and comforting as the embroidered pillow that cushions the drowsy head.

The fifth Othertopias fragrance

A journey from sea, to shore, to the innermost regions of the self, the Othertopias collection is an epic poem of places both real and imagined—a story that interrogates humanity’s complex relationship with nature. Each aroma has been created in collaboration with long-term fragrance partner Barnabé Fillion to be a world within worlds—a chapter in a story as unpredictable as it is beguiling. These are personal fragrances for individuals who esteem the unorthodox and pursue the intriguing, wherever it may lead.

Othertopias begins at sea, recalling fabled ships with Miraceti, wading to the shoreline with Karst, and trailing through the tangles of a verdant wasteland with Erémia before finding human form in the mesmerised reflection of Eidesis. From here, the human story takes on new dimensions in Gloam Eau de Parfum—an exploration of the spaces of the self, discovered in the quietude of a daydream on the divan.

Sumptuous, warm and tactile, Gloam ushers the Othertopias collection into the singular experience of reverie; a breaking through and giving-over to the ever-expanding landscapes within.

Line-up of glass amber bottles in the Othertopias fragrance range.

Deeper into the reverie

The daydream deepens. Visions shimmer, and pulse, and fade. As they rise and fall, folds of pollen-like scent—Mimosa, with rich, warm Iris and Saffron—begin to draw more closely in, veiling, layering, shrouding.

There is an intimacy to this place—an enthralling, mysterious place between places.