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Above Us, Steorra Aēsop 2025

7.8 / 10 46 Ratings

A new perfume by Aēsop for women and men, released in 2025. The scent is spicy-resinous. It is being marketed by L'Oréal. The perfume is vegan according to the manufacturer.
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Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Sweet

Woody

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cardamom

Elemi resin

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Frankincense

Labdanum

Cypriol

Base Notes

Vanilla

Cinnamon

Cypriol

Perfumer

Céline Barel

Ratings

Scent

7.846 Ratings

Longevity

7.240 Ratings

Sillage

6.642 Ratings

Bottle

7.532 Ratings

Value for money

6.223 Ratings

Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 11/23/2025.

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6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/29/2025

5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

babepdx
16 Reviews

babepdx

Lost Me at Cumin

I would agree that this is similar to Marrakech in that it's deeply resinous, but a completely different scent entirely. The vanilla is a supporting note, not at all the star, which I love. Unfortunately the cumin note comes out in a very offensive way. I understand why it was added. It's interesting, makes you sniff a little longer to figure out what's "off". But it just ruins it for me, so I'm not the target audience!

08/30/2025

9Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

feralpaper
1 Review

feralpaper

1

an incandescent amber

aēsop's take on amber turns to the stars for inspiration, opening with a raw cardamom note that's equal parts balmy, almost sizzling yet refreshing. after a couple of hours on my skin, a constellation of frankincense and vanilla bean adds a sweetness that evens out the dry spice and resinous notes from cinnamon and elemi. i've worn this fragrance for a few days and this scent feels like the crisp morning air upon your first step outside in a well-worn, well-loved sweater, and it's already garnered me quite a few compliments and head-turns. certainly a fragrance to look out for ahead of the fall once it's officially released in september.

08/27/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Floomf
5 Reviews

Floomf

1

Positive first impressions

Not yet released, but I had a chance to sample this at my local Aesop boutique.

I like it. It's pleasant but not particularly groundbreaking.

Black pepper, nutmeg/cardamom/cumin, frankincense, dry vanilla (extract, no cupcakes here). Like a warm, dry, spice cabinet. Kinda halfway between Aesop Eidesis (cut the ambrox and add vanilla) and l'Occitane Eau Des Baux (dial the vanilla way down and add a nice dose of cumin). Unique in their lineup for being a little bit sweeter.

Celine Barel was also the nose behind Tacit which is also kinda unremarkable but i love anyway for being so easy and comfortable. I think she's a generally good fit for the brand. Steorra is done with a very even hand, like Tacit, and is similarly easy to wear.

The scent overall feels a little... corporate boardroom-developed, like a pastiche of the brand's aesthetic. The name is remarkably pretentious, even for Aesop. It's clear some C-suite person said "we need an amber" and handed over a workshopped brief to Barel who hit it right on target.

I'd consider a bottle if it wasn't 4x more expensive than l'Occitane Eau des Baux. I'll keep an eye out for a good secondhand deal though.I

09/25/2025

Alexlinhcao
121 Reviews

Alexlinhcao

1

Above Us, Steorra

Immediately, there's a lot of cumin and frankincense at the top that reminds me of Eidesis . I personally don't mind the cumin, but I know it's a turn-off for a lot of people. It goes back and forth from kitchen spices to liturgical frankincense (I grew up Roman Catholic).

After about 30 minutes to an hour, it's very familiar and reminds me of "Eau des Baux | L'Occitane en Provence" which I love. It's holiday-ish. A spicy vanilla that isn't sugary, but still festive. At 5x the cost, however, I wonder if there's enough of a difference in fragrance profile to make Above Us, Steorra, worthwhile.

For those who are unwilling, I definitely recommend checking out the L'occitane alternative available for about $50 USD.

09/01/2025

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

ElAttarine
88 Reviews

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ElAttarine

Top Review 56

Sheltered into the Open Infinity…

… above us the vast night sky: the cardamom sparkle of countless stars in the Milky Way, all the many cistus meteors drawing their streaks across the sky and glowing in this light bright as Elemi against the black-blue background, again and again. This night under the starry canopy. Often I feel so very alone - and now I simply lean my face against your shoulder and let it happen that this feels absolutely right in this moment. Beyond all justified and reasonable doubts, where it can lead, should lead, may lead. The scent of your skin, still holding the warmth of the day. I do not speak, say nothing, do not want to fix this perfect moment with words. I know you hear me just the same. In all this open infinity, balsamically painfully sweet, cinnamon-sheltered.
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For an Aēsop, this new fragrance is both delicate and powerful. Overall, it is resinous-powdery-sweet, yet consistently fresh. It starts for me with a lot of peppery, crackling spicy cardamom powder and a very cool, bright cistus that gradually becomes almost imperceptibly warmer and darker, transitioning into labdanum. Alongside this, there are always bright resins (Elemi) and light incense. A hint of slightly sweaty skin (cumin) is added - I melt away. The whole thing gradually becomes warmer, and cinnamon and vanilla create a balsamic warmth in the drydown. This was completely predictable; a lot of cistus, labdanum, cinnamon, and cardamom is a combination that rarely leaves me cold.
I can also understand that the combination of cardamom, cistus, and cinnamon could evoke cola associations, even if that was not my first thought.
There is a certain kinship (not a complete similarity!) for me with Delphine Thierry's also beautiful “Cistus” from D:SOL MMXVI, which is less sweet and, in retrospect, a bit cooler and especially slightly synthetic in the opening. “Above us, Steorra” is currently pushing it off my wish list and replacing it.
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“Steorra” is the Old English word for “stars.” Fortunately, I live in a not heavily lit area, so I can see the Milky Way well on starry nights. In most places, however, there is artificial light; the Enlightenment has literally illuminated everything. And what cannot be illuminated usually does not count. Or does it? Is there still anything unknown? And if so: Can we trust the unknown? Or are we lost?
This fragrance is, for me, the antidote to what Georg Lukács called “transcendental homelessness,” the feeling of modern people who have lost their connection to a meaningful, cosmic order: While people during the time of Homeric poetry had a sense of unity with fate, there is a sense of alienation from this universal home in modernity. This manifests in a deep loneliness.
And here - I feel sheltered now.
The perfumer Céline Barel cites as inspiration for her fragrance both the night sky with shooting stars and a haiku by Mayuzumi Madoka, “Shooting Star,” which celebrates the possibilities of love in the open, uncertain, unknown:

a shooting star -
in love, not knowing
where it will lead.
(Madoka Mayuzumi)

Not knowing where it leads, even if it is into glowing - and yet allowing myself to be sheltered in it. That is love.

Some quotes from Céline Barel and the reference to Mayuzumi's haiku can be found here:
https://scentadvice.com/above-us-steorra-2025-aesop/

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