Lately I’ve been trying cannabis themed fragrances from popular niche perfumers. This is my third one, and the first one that doesn’t project a distinct cannabis note. Instead, this smells like someone just came out of the chaparral after a hike while holding dried citrus potpourri. More precisely Chronic opens projecting heavily of a complex grapefruit dominated citrus and sage scent. As the scent develops the cashmere wood combined with the other base notes and citrus give a similar feel to Escentric 05 but with minimally smokey vetiver and a heavy sage note. The cannabis note incorporated into this fragrance is in the background, hard to detect by itself, but plays very well into the overall herbal/woody nature of the scent.
The biggest downside, and something I find with many citrus fragrances is the poor longevity; I got between 2-3 hours before this faded into being nearly undetectable on my skin. While the way cannabis was incorporated into this scent is interesting it probably shouldn't have been named something that makes you believe that it will be a take on a strong cannabis scent. That said, despite the lack of a standout cannabis note this scent is amazing, and if not for the lack of longevity I would be tempted to buy a full bottle.
