Esquire Modern Poet Michael Malul

The Feeling: After riding your road bike to a new café on a sunny, bustling street, you order a matcha and take a seat on a wooden stool by the window. You’re at the perfect perch to write as you observe the passersby–the sun’s glow hitting your notebook. Creativity flows through your veins as you listen to your favorite playlist and start jotting.

The Fragrance: Citrusy and bright notes of lemon, gin, grapefruit, citron, and olibanum settle into herbal notes of matcha, cardamom, and geranium before warming into earthy notes of vetiver, moss, patchouli, sandalwood, balsam, and amber.