All perfume samples are authentic fragrances that Surrender to Chance, Topeka, KS, has rebottled into smaller sample and decant sizes, repackaged and distributed. Surrender to Chance has no affiliation, connection or association with the manufacturers or brand owners of the perfumes.
Dark Matter is an oriental woody fragrance that launched in 2024 under the previous name of LabHouse Perfume. Founded by Macaul Neenan and Mirian Shechet, each fragrance is formulated in-house, from initial concept to filling the bottles, in their studio in Exeter, New Hampshire. It features notes of birch tar, myrrh, vetiver root, Peru balsam, cedarwood, agarwood, vanilla, leather and cypriol (nagarmotha). From their website: Smoke and leather coil around raspberry, its sweetness swallowed by gravity’s pull. Dark Matter was built around density. Cypriol and birch tar form the opening. Dry, smoky, and slightly leathery. The birch tar gives a burned edge while cypriol adds an earthy resin depth. Agarwood sits in the center and carries the weight of the composition. It brings structure and darkness without turning muddy. Raspberry was introduced to create tension. It adds a deep, almost jammy sweetness that pushes against the smoke instead of softening it. Vanilla rounds the base and extends the wear. It does not turn the scent into dessert. It simply smooths the harsher edges and lets the darker materials last longer on skin. Dark Matter is about contrast and gravity. Smoke against fruit. Sweetness against char. Everything pulled inward. Fallen is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica: "This fragrance is the embodiment of smoke and dark cherry. Definitely invokes visions of a starry galaxy."
Fragrantica: "This is an intense fragrance from Vøyde. This indie niche brand should not be overlooked. A masculine fragrance centered around birch tar, oud, cypriol, and a space raspberry accord. Unique and long lasting."
