SRHY | 98. Meet Joplin | Eau de Parfum
98. Meet Joplin is a nostalgic, atmospheric floral-woody-musk creation from the South Korean niche house SRHY. True to the brand's signature ethos under founder and photographer Sung Soo Kim, the juice undergoes a meticulous low-temperature "slow maturation" aging process over several months to achieve absolute fluid harmony and seamless layer blending.
The poetic inspiration behind Meet Joplin captures a specific moment in time and space: Bloomington, Indiana, in the year 1989. The brief paints the picture of an academic master class contemplating the raw, elusive nature of sound, juxtaposed against a smoky, low-lit club where local artists are performing and intense creative energy hangs thick in the air. To mirror this vintage, underground ambiance, the fragrance acts like a continuous, multi-layered acoustic chord. It breaks open with a bright, luminous canopy of tart lime, fresh lemon, crisp bergamot, orange, and a sweet, tangy splash of cocktail-style peach. Rather than transitioning in a typical linear fashion, it pulls you into a dense, sophisticated heart where soothing lavender and heavy, exotic ylang-ylang collide with crisp pine needles, fresh green facets, romantic rose, and white jasmine petals. The composition eventually anchors itself onto a grand, deeply rich baseline of warm amber, soft skin musk, and earthy vetiver, beautifully texturized by creamy sandalwood, comforting vanilla, and the smoky, dark-tobacco nuance of cedarwood that smolders subtly in the background like a fading cigar.
Olfactory Pyramid:
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Top Notes: Lime, Lemon, Bergamot, Peach, Orange
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Heart Notes: Lavender, Ylang-Ylang, Pine, Green Note, Rose, Jasmine
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Base Notes: Amber, Musk, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Cedarwood
Vibe: "The Smoky Jazz Club", a beautifully complex collision of bright, boozy citrus-peach cocktail tops slammed against a hazy, vintage lavender and green pine heart, resting on a sophisticated, powdery-sweet vanilla and tobacco-tinged cedarwood foundation.
Performance: Operating at a highly refined Eau de Parfum concentration, 98. Meet Joplin offers a dense, long-lasting presence on the skin that smoothly sails through 8 to 10 hours of wear. It opens with an expansive, diffusive flash of citrus and tangy peach that fills the immediate airspace without turning harsh or screechy. As the fragrance settles and reacts to natural body heat, it transforms into a dense, velvety, and exceptionally comforting scent bubble. The soothing floral heart and deep woody-musk ensemble maintain absolute stability, creating an intimate but noticeably sophisticated trail that holds tightly to clothing and high-quality fabrics for days.