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Patchouli in all its facets
On his website, Daniel Gallagher emphasizes that he wanted to illuminate all the properties of patchouli with this composition. How well he succeeded with Behold Patchouli, I can only confirm. A truly complex fragrance for great olfactory cinema. Anyone who wants to discover patchouli can do so here and then know the note with all its subtleties in detail. I must say, I'm really impressed, while also a bit overwhelmed.
Behold Partchouli starts first with various citrusy components. I recognize clearly an orange. Whether there is also clementine and bitter orange involved, my nose can not capture so exactly, but the fragrance starts with a freshly peeled citrus. I also detect the neroline note, though not as prominently as the orange. I attribute this fresh note that Behold Patchouli brings to the head to the aldehydes, which don't come across as soapy or waxy here at all, but merely provide some airiness. Caligari's association with Jaffa Cakes is one I can relate to. Since the patchouli and also the cocoa notes in the background are already well recognizable at this stage, this can give the impression of this sweet pastry filled with fine orange marmalade.
All in all, the prelude is kept relatively short. Very quickly, the protagonist shows what this is all about. Patchouli. And nothing else. Who, like me, Patchouli in connection with the Gothic clubs of the eighties and especially nineties has come to know, of course, here also at his expense. Also this impression, which one gets strengthened for example with a Palindrome II, resonates here at times. In addition, however, there is a fine warmth and sweetness that seems to permanently alternate with the earthiness of the patchouli. That's the other side of this coin. I smell vanilla, amber, benzoin and - chocolate. The finest cocoa powder is mixed in here with the earthy tones of the patchouli, so the scent seems to alternate between a light gourmand and a strong, dark scent. The tonka bean tries again and again to put an almost slightly sultry-sweet stamp on it, but patchouli, which is also supported by a wonderfully fine sandalwood the more it goes towards the base, knows how to defend itself well against this.
The scent is great! I'm still considering whether I should perhaps purchase it. But I always have the feeling to be overwhelmed by this permanent interplay.
My very first impression of Behold Patchouli I do not want to withhold from you. I thought at first, just as I would have liked Annette Neuffer's Stardust, but then drifted too quickly into the hippie direction. This Gallagher doesn't. Despite all its earthiness, it brings an elegance and transparency that suggests haute perfumery. Now and then, an impression of Chanel's Cormandel also flashes through here for me.
Behold Patchouli I recommend every fragrance lover who has a thing for patchouli. A little time for the journey should be taken thereby absolutely. To the price-performance ratio I can only say, yes, the is worth every penny.
Dear PallasCC, dear Caligari, thank you very much for this wonderful fragrance experience.
Top Notes 
Italian blood orange
Orange
Bergamot
Egyptian bitter orange
Italian clementine
Tunisian neroli
Aldehydes
Heart Notes 
Chocolate
Amber
Benzoin
Omani frankincense
Cream soda
Honey
Spanish labdanum
Brazilian tonka bean absolute
Base Notes 
Indonesian patchouli
Australian sandalwood
Tonkin musk
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