Kuro

Kuro is a dry, aromatic wood for men from Ajmal, released in 2018. Woody is the accord everyone names, and about half of people also find it spicy, floral, aromatic, ambery or citrusy, which fits its balanced, classic structure.

Bergamot opens it with a bright, slightly bitter citrus, and pepper adds a sharp, dry spice straight away. The heart is aromatic and green, with lavender giving a clean herbal note and geranium a rosy, slightly metallic floral edge, the pairing that sits at the core of many traditional masculine scents. The base is where it earns its woody label: vetiver brings a dry, rooty, faintly smoky earthiness, patchouli an earthy depth, and ambergris a warm, salty, mineral glow that lifts the woods and keeps them from feeling flat.

It is a versatile daytime scent that works through spring and autumn, tidy and masculine without being loud. Men who like peppery vetiver fragrances with a lavender-and-geranium heart will find Kuro a comfortable fit.

Kuro — for men fragrance by Ajmal (released 2018). Notes: Ambergris, Bergamot, Geranium, Lavender, Patchouli, Pepper, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database