Pre-order now, expected to be shipped April 10.
Congratulations to our colleague, perfumer Chester Gibs, on the release of his second fragrance. Following Walk with Me - Annindriya, you can now enjoy Before the World Moved Again.
This fragrance is not about a destination, a ritual, or a belief system. Before the World Moved Again by New Niche is about interruption. The moment when movement pauses. When attention is pulled away from urgency and redirected toward presence.
The inspiration comes from a true moment in Chester Gibs' life. Walking through an alley in Bali, on the way from one place to another, he encountered a woman kneeling on the ground, carefully preparing a daily offering.
Placed with devotion and precision. It was not the ritual itself that mattered, but the attention behind it. That quiet act slowed time. It invited stillness. It demanded nothing, yet changed everything. Before the World Moved Again captures that sensation: serenity without heaviness, contemplation without withdrawal. A fragrance that allows space, for reflection, for breath, for awareness. Not a holiday memory. Not a lesson. A moment.
Bergamot, Lime, Elemi, Pepper, Incense, Cinnamon, Myrrh, Immortelle, Mimosa, Ylang ylang, Tolu Balsam, Cistus labdanum, Patchouli, Vetiver
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Chester Gibs
Meet Chester Gibs, a multi talent and new star on the perfumery horizon. His first fragrance, Walk with Me, is made in collaboration with Amsterdam's newest niche perfume house Annindriya. Having graduated from The Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts in 2002, drawing is one of his big passions. Above all, Chester is an artist — an olfactive artist. His drawings are inspired by scents, and scents are inspired by drawings. If you are ever in Amsterdam, don't hesitate to visit our boutique to smell Walk with Me: original, authentic and striking!