A bitter blend of pine and blackcurrant, evoking a zesty walk through a shadowed forest. Inspired by the Slavic witch Baba Yaga, a mercurial nature spirit who bestows either power or death on those who come to her for help. Green, fruity and untamed.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Wear Yaga when you want a scent that feels close to the skin but never tame: a dark, green aura that reads as curious, slightly severe and a little magical. It suits quiet evenings, dense air and intimate spaces where its smoky woods and fruit can unfold without losing their edge.
How to wear
Best in cool to cold weather, where its pine, smoke and resin notes stay crisp rather than heavy. Apply lightly at first; the extrait concentration gives it presence, and a small amount is enough to create a lingering green-woody trail with sweet, smoky depth.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to forest scents with a darker twist: green, resinous, smoky and slightly bitter rather than polished or clean. It will appeal to people who like unconventional woody fragrances with fruit, incense-like depth and a mythic, untamed character.
Release year
2020
The nose
Arina P. Franzén is the founder and perfumer behind Dark Tales, an artisan house built around botanical storytelling. Her work with Yaga shows a taste for naturalistic contrasts: crisp green facets, resin, smoke and fruit used to create a scent that feels atmospheric rather than decorative. Franzén’s style leans toward narrative compositions with a strong sense of place, often drawing on history, folklore and plant materials. In Yaga, she turns that approach toward Slavic myth, shaping a forest fragrance that is bitter, aromatic and slightly eerie, with the structure of a parfum that keeps its woods and resins close to the skin.
Dark Tales’s story
Dark Tales builds narrative-led botanical perfumery around dark folklore and sensory immersion. The house favors unisex compositions shaped with natural materials and aroma molecules, aiming for fragrances that feel atmospheric, artisanal and distinctly story-driven.
Yaga’s concept
Yaga is inspired by Baba Yaga, the Slavic witch and forest spirit who appears in folklore as both helper and threat. The fragrance translates that myth into a bitter, green woodland scene: pine, blackcurrant and smoke suggesting a shadowed path through the forest, with resinous depth underneath.
Extra info
Yaga is part of Dark Tales’ folklore-inspired fragrance universe and is still in production as a 30 ml parfum extrait. The name points directly to Baba Yaga, one of the best-known figures in Slavic legend.
A bitter blend of pine and blackcurrant, evoking a zesty walk through a shadowed forest. Inspired by the Slavic witch Baba Yaga, a mercurial nature spirit who bestows either power or death on those who come to her for help. Green, fruity and untamed.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Wear Yaga when you want a scent that feels close to the skin but never tame: a dark, green aura that reads as curious, slightly severe and a little magical. It suits quiet evenings, dense air and intimate spaces where its smoky woods and fruit can unfold without losing their edge.
How to wear
Best in cool to cold weather, where its pine, smoke and resin notes stay crisp rather than heavy. Apply lightly at first; the extrait concentration gives it presence, and a small amount is enough to create a lingering green-woody trail with sweet, smoky depth.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to forest scents with a darker twist: green, resinous, smoky and slightly bitter rather than polished or clean. It will appeal to people who like unconventional woody fragrances with fruit, incense-like depth and a mythic, untamed character.
Release year
2020
The nose
Arina P. Franzén is the founder and perfumer behind Dark Tales, an artisan house built around botanical storytelling. Her work with Yaga shows a taste for naturalistic contrasts: crisp green facets, resin, smoke and fruit used to create a scent that feels atmospheric rather than decorative. Franzén’s style leans toward narrative compositions with a strong sense of place, often drawing on history, folklore and plant materials. In Yaga, she turns that approach toward Slavic myth, shaping a forest fragrance that is bitter, aromatic and slightly eerie, with the structure of a parfum that keeps its woods and resins close to the skin.
Dark Tales’s story
Dark Tales builds narrative-led botanical perfumery around dark folklore and sensory immersion. The house favors unisex compositions shaped with natural materials and aroma molecules, aiming for fragrances that feel atmospheric, artisanal and distinctly story-driven.
Yaga’s concept
Yaga is inspired by Baba Yaga, the Slavic witch and forest spirit who appears in folklore as both helper and threat. The fragrance translates that myth into a bitter, green woodland scene: pine, blackcurrant and smoke suggesting a shadowed path through the forest, with resinous depth underneath.
Extra info
Yaga is part of Dark Tales’ folklore-inspired fragrance universe and is still in production as a 30 ml parfum extrait. The name points directly to Baba Yaga, one of the best-known figures in Slavic legend.