Epichron Nightchild eau de parfum

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Nightchild composed by Art and Olfaction Awards 2025 winning perfumer Michael Nordstrand is the second release from Hong Kong based perfume house Epichron. Nightchild leads us down from the rich tea rose mountains of Twin Peaks deep into the woods on a cool dark moonlit night as the magic of the forest wrap us in a stunning smoky green scent.

Epichron Nightchild composed by perfumer Michael Nordstrand courtesy of Epichron.

A chrysanthemum blooms under the gaze of tall trees bathed all in a stark cold moonlight. Menthol vapours rise with a cold earthy spice shining bright and silvery weaving through a soft haze of clary sage warmth. Its gentle warmth feels distant like the presence of someone or something that’s nearby in the trees. The scent of the forest floor rises up with a gentle earthy mossy greenness, it grows up these trees as the aroma of the bark joins it giving you the feeling of being deep amongst the them letting the chrysanthemum feel like a fallen star you have stumbled upon in a small hollow. Cistus and lavender conjure a whisper of animalic fur, think sheep wool and its oily scent lingering on the trees, as animals have brushed past moving through the woods. The lavender gives a purple tint to Nightchild’s cool greens as chrysanthemum’s menthol spice slowly swirls into a sleek sensual incense smoke.

PR image for Epichron Nightchild courtesy of Epichron.

You can feel Nightchild’s resins burn with a slight labdanum char making its cooling smoke rise up and wrap around the trees. Perfumer Michael Nordstrand has composed a stunning forest for this smoky chrysanthemum to bloom in, there’s an array of complex aromas at play making it feel like your there with other elements draw you back to the realm of perfumery. It’s incredibly clever as all the dank, off notes of the woods are lurking here, the Nootka Spruce with its slight acrid crushed green leaves and whisper of mildew gives that wild darkness to the trees while its letting its oily resins give a rich woody smoky green sweetness or the labdanum’s incense resins. The Chinese cedar too adds a gentle smoky camphor darkness while the dry woody facets give a freshness to the trees. Frankincense’s soft citruses appear here, slight lime overtones highlight cypress and fir-like branches while cooler undertones give a body to the incense smoke.

PR images for Epichron Nightchild courtesy of Epichron.

Wearing Nightchild reminds me of Choya loban, a specific Indian extraction of frankincense, it’s a cold smoky charred still smouldering woods incense smoke material, yet Michael Nordstrand has made a forest grow out this darkness Epichron Wildchild suave coolness feel like a cold moonlight giving the subtle floral aspect of the perfume this surreal strangeness of a forest at night. The frankincense co2 extraction really brings out this moonlight feel, it’s like smelling its strange light as the light turns nature surreal green hues. He’s also not afraid of these darker facets, sculpting their cold elegance and letting the rich woods and resins elevate their sleek obsidian beauty.

Quite like the wild animals hidden in the trees you can feel the presence of fire, one off in the distance, its smoke turning the incense a deeper shade of grey. Cade is used deftly here; its smoky charred warmth hugs you gently bringing a gentle mystery to Nightchild’s dry down. More rich earthy aromas grow as patchouli brings an elegance to the forest floor, almost chocolaty nuances weave in with the resins and woody sweetness, as a lovely quiet melody to the more raw forest aromas. It’s all beautifully smoothed out with sandalwood and musks giving a creamy texture and feel to the smoke. As you feel the dark forest recede the chrysanthemum returns, it’s cool spice and herbal greens are shaped by that smooth creamy musky woodiness shaping its petals as their tips dissolve into a meditative incense smoke. Nightchild is like an obsidian black mirror for us to reflect in, letting its dark elegance hypnotize us.

Epichron have again given us something stunning and unique with this exquisite woody incense that’s a lot more than these words convey. A third release is soon on the way too from the wonderful Nathalie Feisthauer taking us in a whole new direction. Epichron is a house to watch.

Notes: Clary Sage, Chrysanthemum, Cistus, Cypress Leaf, Gentian Root, Labdanum, Frankincense CO2, Nootka Spruce, Lavender, Chinese Cedar, Patchouli, Candlewood, Cade, Musk.

Disclaimer: Epichron Nightchild was sent to J, his opinions his own.

J Wearescentient – Senior Editor, artist and olfactive writer.

Epichron Nightchild courtesy of Epichron.

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