FRG/26 · SANTA CLARA · EST. 2026

The same scent, viewed from two angles.

Parallax is the apparent shift of an object when seen from a different line of sight. We bottle that shift. Two reserves. One precise hand.

01 / UMBRA The Shadows 02 / LUCENT The Light
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II The Engineer's Approach

// THE STORY

A great fragrance is
invisible architecture.

Parallax was founded by an engineer. The bench in Santa Clara is run on the same logic as any other — calipers, scales, log books — only what we're measuring is volatility, not torque.

We formulate at parfum concentration (20–30% aromatic compounds, not the 8–15% on the retail shelf), in small batches, by hand. Less ethanol. More intention.

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// III · THE COLLECTIONS

Two reserves.

Each pair below is composed around the same emotional axis — one in shadow, one in light. Read them side by side.

01 / UMBRA RESERVE

The Shadows.

Light-absorbing. Resinous. Composed in the register of a low cello string. Worn after the sun has gone.

UMB.001

Rose Oblique

A rose knocked off its line. Ginger underfoot, cedar holding the room.

TOPBergamot · Ginger
HEARTRose · Violet · Honey
BASECedar · Amber
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UMB.002

Santal Eclipse

Sandalwood at totality.

TOPPink pepper · Bergamot · Lavender
HEARTSandalwood · Violet · Vanilla
BASEAmber · Cedar · Labdanum
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COMING SOON
UMB.003

Osmanthus Nadir

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TOP—
HEART—
BASE—
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02 / LUCENT RESERVE

The Light.

Light-reflecting. Transparent. Composed in the register of struck glass. Worn before the sun has gone.

LUC.001

Rose Meridian

Rose at noon. The petal still wet.

TOPBergamot · Green apple · Pink pepper
HEARTRose · Lavender · Sage
BASESandalwood · Oakmoss · Vetiver · Musk
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LUC.002

Osmanthus Zenith

The bloom, and the trail it leaves on you.

TOPPeach · Bergamot · Orange
HEARTOsmanthus · Jasmine · Iris
BASECashmere · Sandalwood · White musk · Amber
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COMING SOON
LUC.003

Santal Solstice

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TOP—
HEART—
BASE—
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// IV · WHERE TO FIND US

There is no shipping. Only meeting.

Every flacon is sold by hand. Come breathe in person — we set up across the South Bay and Peninsula most weekends.

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