If you ask any of us caught in this crazy cold weather where we would like to go right this minute, doesn't the island of Borneo sound like a perfect place to shake the snow off our boots. It is a steamy 87 degrees in Samarinda, which is a historic city that lies on the banks of the Mahakam river and its very name just oozes exotic adventure.

Natural Perfumer Charna Ethier brings us a vacation in a bottle, with her latest fragrance, Samarinda that has been over a year in the works. Travel begins with top notes of sweet orange, cardamom, and pink peppercorn. A heart of carnation, heliotrope, orange blossom and Sumatran coffee give way to a sweet scotch leather layover fortified by rum ether, jasmine rice, vanilla oakwood and roasted seashell.

Pack your bags…Samarinda will be released later this month and will be available on the Providence website and at select stockists.

30ml/$125

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief