Floral
Green
Woody
Top Notesblackcurrantgreen leavesjunipertangerine
Heartblack peppercumingingerjasminelilymimosathymeylang-ylang
Base Notesamberatlas cedarfrankincensemosspatchoulisea saltvetiver
Style
for her
for him
unisex
Beaufort’s latest fragrance, the confounding and aquatic leaning Fathom V, broadly takes it’s cues from Shakespeare. Throughout The Tempest, the writer conjures vivid images of violent weather, shipwrecks and magical islands but the name Fathom V itself stems from a phrase gleaned from ‘Ariel’s Song’ within the play:
“Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.”
The idea of this ’sea-change’ and the constant tidal flux of the sea is properly explored in Fathom V with the overdosed use of contrasting materials: salt and earth, fragrant herbs and mosses, pleasant floral notes and intense dark spices encompassing and outlining the push and pull of the oceanic torrents.
Grooming Guru on Fathom V:
"Fathom V’s cleverness lies in its ability to take the concept of an aquatic fragrance and turn it on its head. Instead of following the bright and breezy, surf’s up approach that so many marine scents take, it plots an entirely different course, taking the wearer on a dark, foggy, Gothic adventure that conjures up images of dark, 17th century sea ports full of smugglers, ships with moss-covered hulls and illegally obtained barrels of spice."
Candy Perfume Boy on Fathom V:
"How Does it Smell? Like gunpowder, lush vegetation, murky waters and the barnacle-covered hulls of pirate ships."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Imagine returning indoors from a tidal garden, with damp leaves on your coat and salt still in the air. Fathom V suits that inward, slightly austere register: its flowers offer richness, while mossy greenery and earth keep the mood shadowed rather than decorative.
How to wear
Try it first in mild or cool weather, when its salty greenery and earthy base can feel especially coherent. Begin with one or two sprays on skin and let the floral heart settle before adding more. In warmth, use a lighter hand to keep the dense botanical character from dominating.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to cut stems, white flowers, moss and earthy vetiver, especially when these textures are sharpened by salt rather than softened by sweetness. It will appeal to lovers of unconventional green fragrances and aquatics that suggest tidal depths rather than sunlit beaches.
Release year
2016
The nose
Julie Marlowe composed Fathom V, translating its maritime concept into a meeting of cut-stem greenery, white flowers, salt and earth. Her composition challenges the familiar language of aquatic perfumery, favouring shadow, botanical density and contrasting textures over breezy freshness.
Collaborators
BeauFort founder Leo Crabtree shaped the fragrance’s concept as creative director. His brief brought together earth and water, darkness and light, drawing on Shakespeare’s imagery of underwater transformation and his childhood fascination with depths marked on nautical charts.
Beaufort’s story
BeauFort London approaches perfume through British history, literature and the unruly force of nature. Named after the wind-force scale, the house favours provocative, deliberately polarising compositions over universal appeal. Fathom V brings that outlook to aquatic perfumery, replacing familiar freshness with greenery, salt and submerged darkness.
Fathom V’s concept
Fathom V takes its name from Ariel’s song in Shakespeare’s The Tempest and its vision of a body transformed beneath the sea into something rich and strange. That sea-change becomes an olfactory tension between salt and earth, herbs and moss, flowers and dark spices. Crabtree’s childhood memories of studying nautical charts with his father added a personal fascination with the unseen depths.
Extra info
Fathom V won the Independent category at the 2017 Art and Olfaction Awards. Its 2026 tenth-anniversary Director’s Cut is a separate extrait, presented in 1,000 individually numbered black bottles with hand-signed authenticity notes.
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Top Notesblackcurrantgreen leavesjunipertangerine
Heartblack peppercumingingerjasminelilymimosathymeylang-ylang
Base Notesamberatlas cedarfrankincensemosspatchoulisea saltvetiver
Style
for her
for him
unisex
Beaufort’s latest fragrance, the confounding and aquatic leaning Fathom V, broadly takes it’s cues from Shakespeare. Throughout The Tempest, the writer conjures vivid images of violent weather, shipwrecks and magical islands but the name Fathom V itself stems from a phrase gleaned from ‘Ariel’s Song’ within the play:
“Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.”
The idea of this ’sea-change’ and the constant tidal flux of the sea is properly explored in Fathom V with the overdosed use of contrasting materials: salt and earth, fragrant herbs and mosses, pleasant floral notes and intense dark spices encompassing and outlining the push and pull of the oceanic torrents.
Grooming Guru on Fathom V:
"Fathom V’s cleverness lies in its ability to take the concept of an aquatic fragrance and turn it on its head. Instead of following the bright and breezy, surf’s up approach that so many marine scents take, it plots an entirely different course, taking the wearer on a dark, foggy, Gothic adventure that conjures up images of dark, 17th century sea ports full of smugglers, ships with moss-covered hulls and illegally obtained barrels of spice."
Candy Perfume Boy on Fathom V:
"How Does it Smell? Like gunpowder, lush vegetation, murky waters and the barnacle-covered hulls of pirate ships."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Imagine returning indoors from a tidal garden, with damp leaves on your coat and salt still in the air. Fathom V suits that inward, slightly austere register: its flowers offer richness, while mossy greenery and earth keep the mood shadowed rather than decorative.
How to wear
Try it first in mild or cool weather, when its salty greenery and earthy base can feel especially coherent. Begin with one or two sprays on skin and let the floral heart settle before adding more. In warmth, use a lighter hand to keep the dense botanical character from dominating.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to cut stems, white flowers, moss and earthy vetiver, especially when these textures are sharpened by salt rather than softened by sweetness. It will appeal to lovers of unconventional green fragrances and aquatics that suggest tidal depths rather than sunlit beaches.
Release year
2016
The nose
Julie Marlowe composed Fathom V, translating its maritime concept into a meeting of cut-stem greenery, white flowers, salt and earth. Her composition challenges the familiar language of aquatic perfumery, favouring shadow, botanical density and contrasting textures over breezy freshness.
Collaborators
BeauFort founder Leo Crabtree shaped the fragrance’s concept as creative director. His brief brought together earth and water, darkness and light, drawing on Shakespeare’s imagery of underwater transformation and his childhood fascination with depths marked on nautical charts.
Beaufort’s story
BeauFort London approaches perfume through British history, literature and the unruly force of nature. Named after the wind-force scale, the house favours provocative, deliberately polarising compositions over universal appeal. Fathom V brings that outlook to aquatic perfumery, replacing familiar freshness with greenery, salt and submerged darkness.
Fathom V’s concept
Fathom V takes its name from Ariel’s song in Shakespeare’s The Tempest and its vision of a body transformed beneath the sea into something rich and strange. That sea-change becomes an olfactory tension between salt and earth, herbs and moss, flowers and dark spices. Crabtree’s childhood memories of studying nautical charts with his father added a personal fascination with the unseen depths.
Extra info
Fathom V won the Independent category at the 2017 Art and Olfaction Awards. Its 2026 tenth-anniversary Director’s Cut is a separate extrait, presented in 1,000 individually numbered black bottles with hand-signed authenticity notes.
Featured in edits and sample packs
2025 Bestsellers | UnisexIso-e-super: the Phantom of the Formula
Also featured in
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