This is a fantasy interpretation of the long-lost scent of the musk monkeyflower, beloved in Victorian England for its delicate yellow petals and rich musk smell. That is, until the turn of the twentieth century, when the flower suddenly lost its odour. This biological mystery continues to stump botanists and windowbox gardeners alike. So until the monkeyflower rediscovers its mojo, Stora Skuggan has created an imaginary version, a sunny meadow of flowers and herbs. Gently fruity chamomile and fig swirl through a landscape of comforting hay and musk. A sunscreen accord suggests bare skin warming in the late afternoon heat. Mellow and uplifting.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the kind of scent that suits close conversation in bright late-afternoon light, when the air is warm and the atmosphere is unhurried. It gives off a calm, slightly eccentric neatness: herbal, soft-fruited and skin-close, with a quiet nostalgic glow rather than a dramatic trail.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its chamomile, fig and hay can open without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to pulse points or clothing for a soft, intimate diffusion; on skin it stays mellow and musky, while in warmer air the sunscreen accord and meadow notes become more apparent.
Who it’s for
For those who like aromatic scents with a clean, understated profile and a slightly strange botanical twist. It will appeal to wearers drawn to soft musk, herbal sweetness, natural-looking textures and fragrances that feel quietly distinctive rather than loud.
Release year
2025
The nose
Stora Skuggan’s founders created Monkeyflower in-house, rather than assigning it to a named perfumer. The collective approach suits the house’s broader practice: concept-led compositions that read like miniature worlds, with the formula, bottle and story developed as one piece. That collaborative method is central to Stora Skuggan’s identity, so Monkeyflower feels less like a signature of an individual nose and more like a carefully edited studio work: precise, imaginative and built around an idea of a vanished botanical scent translated into modern materials.
Collaborators
The fragrance was developed in-house by Stora Skuggan’s founding collective, who shaped both the concept and the formula. Their role was not just commissioning the scent but building the narrative, materials and presentation together, keeping the project fully within the studio’s own creative process.
Stora Skuggan’s story
Stora Skuggan is a Stockholm house that treats perfume as conceptual design: part folklore, part botanical fiction, part modern craft. Its fragrances are built with strong narratives, handmade presentation and a deliberately independent, experimental approach that favours originality over conventional luxury polish.
Monkeyflower’s concept
Monkeyflower is a fantasy reconstruction of the musk monkeyflower, a plant once admired in Victorian England for its rich scent before it mysteriously lost its odour around 1900. Stora Skuggan turns that botanical disappearance into a sunlit meadow composition, imagining the flower as a half-remembered musk threaded with herbs, hay and warm skin.
Extra info
Monkeyflower is Stora Skuggan’s ninth fragrance. It reimagines a flower that was once famous in Victorian England for its musk scent, then seemingly went silent around 1900. The perfume’s note list also includes a sunscreen accord, which gives the composition its warm, sunlit skin effect.
This is a fantasy interpretation of the long-lost scent of the musk monkeyflower, beloved in Victorian England for its delicate yellow petals and rich musk smell. That is, until the turn of the twentieth century, when the flower suddenly lost its odour. This biological mystery continues to stump botanists and windowbox gardeners alike. So until the monkeyflower rediscovers its mojo, Stora Skuggan has created an imaginary version, a sunny meadow of flowers and herbs. Gently fruity chamomile and fig swirl through a landscape of comforting hay and musk. A sunscreen accord suggests bare skin warming in the late afternoon heat. Mellow and uplifting.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the kind of scent that suits close conversation in bright late-afternoon light, when the air is warm and the atmosphere is unhurried. It gives off a calm, slightly eccentric neatness: herbal, soft-fruited and skin-close, with a quiet nostalgic glow rather than a dramatic trail.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its chamomile, fig and hay can open without feeling heavy. Apply lightly to pulse points or clothing for a soft, intimate diffusion; on skin it stays mellow and musky, while in warmer air the sunscreen accord and meadow notes become more apparent.
Who it’s for
For those who like aromatic scents with a clean, understated profile and a slightly strange botanical twist. It will appeal to wearers drawn to soft musk, herbal sweetness, natural-looking textures and fragrances that feel quietly distinctive rather than loud.
Release year
2025
The nose
Stora Skuggan’s founders created Monkeyflower in-house, rather than assigning it to a named perfumer. The collective approach suits the house’s broader practice: concept-led compositions that read like miniature worlds, with the formula, bottle and story developed as one piece. That collaborative method is central to Stora Skuggan’s identity, so Monkeyflower feels less like a signature of an individual nose and more like a carefully edited studio work: precise, imaginative and built around an idea of a vanished botanical scent translated into modern materials.
Collaborators
The fragrance was developed in-house by Stora Skuggan’s founding collective, who shaped both the concept and the formula. Their role was not just commissioning the scent but building the narrative, materials and presentation together, keeping the project fully within the studio’s own creative process.
Stora Skuggan’s story
Stora Skuggan is a Stockholm house that treats perfume as conceptual design: part folklore, part botanical fiction, part modern craft. Its fragrances are built with strong narratives, handmade presentation and a deliberately independent, experimental approach that favours originality over conventional luxury polish.
Monkeyflower’s concept
Monkeyflower is a fantasy reconstruction of the musk monkeyflower, a plant once admired in Victorian England for its rich scent before it mysteriously lost its odour around 1900. Stora Skuggan turns that botanical disappearance into a sunlit meadow composition, imagining the flower as a half-remembered musk threaded with herbs, hay and warm skin.
Extra info
Monkeyflower is Stora Skuggan’s ninth fragrance. It reimagines a flower that was once famous in Victorian England for its musk scent, then seemingly went silent around 1900. The perfume’s note list also includes a sunscreen accord, which gives the composition its warm, sunlit skin effect.