Perfume VEL LEES 11:11 by Kate Kijo - Lapis Lazuli | Extrait de Parfum | 50 ml

🌌 11:11 by Kate Kijo – a scent with intention

A signature fragrance created by Kate Kijo for VEL LEES. A fruity-spicy opening that, after a few minutes, settles into leather, saffron and oud. Inside the bottle – lapis lazuli, a stone the color of the night sky.

This is not a background scent. It is dense, dark and long-lasting, and its name is no accident – the author herself tells the story below.

✨ Fragrance notes

Fragrance family: leather / woody / spicy

Top notes: nutmeg, clove, mango, passion fruit

Heart notes: leather notes, saffron, moss, dry amber

Base notes: oud wood, patchouli, vetiver, cypriol (nagarmotha)

The opening is warm and surprising: nutmeg and clove come in right away with a spicy sharpness, while mango and passion fruit lay a juicy, almost tropical sweetness beneath them. It is the only moment in this composition when things are bright.

The heart goes deeper. Leather notes and saffron bring the character of tanned leather and dry spice, moss adds a damp, woodland note, and dry amber binds it all into a single warmth.

The base is made up of oud wood, patchouli, vetiver and cypriol – four of the densest materials perfumery has to offer. Oud is resinous and smoky, patchouli earthy, vetiver dry, and cypriol adds a leathery, tobacco-like trail. These are the notes that stay on the skin the longest.

11:11 is a unisex scent that:

• unfolds over hours and clearly changes character from the opening to the base,
• leaves a leathery-woody trail you can still smell on your clothes the next day,
• works better in the evening and on cooler days than in the heat,
• has a high concentration of fragrance composition at 30% (Extrait de Parfum), ensuring longevity and intensity.

💎 Lapis lazuli in the bottle

Inside the bottle sits a natural lapis lazuli. For thousands of years it has carried the symbolism of wisdom, truth, inner strength and intuition – in ancient Egypt it was the stone of priests, and until the 19th century it was ground into ultramarine, the most expensive pigment in the history of painting.

🖋️ From the author – Kate Kijo

I wanted this bottle to be more than just a perfume container. I wanted to capture in it a symbolism that is close to my heart — a little sky, a little intuition and a lot of my own energy.

11:11 did not appear here by chance. I am a numerological One myself, and the number one symbolizes beginnings, independence, creative power and the courage to follow your own path. In numerology, the repeating 11:11 is interpreted as a symbol of synchronicity, intuition and a moment when it is worth pausing over your thoughts and intentions. To me, it is like a gentle reminder from the Universe: trust yourself, you are on your path, keep going.

That is why the cosmos and an arrangement of planets also appear on the bottle. I have always been fascinated by the thought that we are part of something much bigger. To me, the planets are a symbol of the cycles, changes and moments we go through in life. We do not have to control everything — sometimes we need to trust what comes, our own intuition and that invisible guidance everyone can feel in their own way.

And finally, the lapis lazuli I placed inside the bottle. Its deep blue color looks like a piece of the night sky enclosed in glass. For thousands of years this stone has carried the symbolism of wisdom, truth, inner strength and intuition. For me, it is meant to be more than an ornament — a symbol of good energy, awareness and the courage to listen to yourself.

I created 11:11 as a scent with intention. It is meant to remind you that sometimes one sign, one thought, one decision is enough to start something new. And when you see 11:11… make a wish.

📏 Specifications

• Volume: 50 ml
• Type: Extrait de Parfum, 30% fragrance concentration
• Stone in the bottle: natural lapis lazuli
• Author: Kate Kijo
• Character: unisex

✨ The composition is IFRA certified – compliant with the highest safety standards in the EU. Free from parabens and phthalates.

🧪 Ingredients (INCI)

Alcohol Denat., Parfum, Aqua, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Limonene, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Linalool, Pinene, Beta-Caryophyllene, Eugenol, Citral, Terpineol, Vanillin, Geraniol, Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil, Cinnamal, Geranyl Acetate.