SYD Botanica is a fragrance project founded by interdisciplinary artist Syd Buffman in Los Angeles, California. The brand explores the profound connection between scent, memory, emotion, and imagination, viewing perfumery as a playful exploration of the mind and body. Syd's artistic background in design, perfumery, incense making, alchemy, and herbalism deeply influences their creative work, which is inspired by the poetry of nature, transformation, and emotional resonance.
A delicate, alluring, rosy, fruity, and floral scent with a creamy and sweet undertone, evoking intimacy and a touch of rebellious freedom.
Ethereal, agrestic, and animalic, evoking a sense of magical nature and gentle wildness found in a forest. It suggests an enchanting and somewhat mysterious presence, like a creature of the forest charming butterfly ambassadors.
A hauntingly beautiful and mysterious floral gourmand scent with an ethereal and supernatural quality, evoking a sense of regeneration and familiar, yet ghostly, presence.
A warm, sweet, and intimate scent with spicy and gourmand facets, evoking a sense of connection and euphoria.
A wild, ethereal, and enticing fragrance with a deep, animalic character, evoking a yearning for connection to nature and a sense of cosmic mystery.
An avant-garde, otherworldly, and mystical experience, evoking a metallic and earthy presence with an untamable, ecstatic energy.
A smoldering and elegant scent, mysterious and alluring with a deep, sensual warmth.
Warm, Velvety, Intimate
2025
Playful, Sensual, Moody. A nostalgic ode to youthful longing, inspired by dream pop music.
A soft, watery, and ethereal floral scent with green and aquatic undertones, evoking the mystical essence of mermaids and the delicate balance of life and destruction found in the ocean.
A serene, airy, and natural feeling, reminiscent of ocean waves, sun-touched skin, and warm sand, with a light and uplifting beachy floral essence.