House of Matriarch Bittersweet Symphony is a fragrance for women and men launched in 2015. The author of the composition is Christi Meshell. The smoky-spicy scent consists of: henna, gentian, dong quai and vervain in top notes; black tea, white tea, green tea, cocoa, cistus, saffron, spikenard and bulgarian geranium in heart notes; charred oak, oud, hyraceum, dragon's blood, new zealand ambergris and mysore sandalwood in the base. The strongest note is oud. Both longevity and projection are very good.