Hammersmith Tea & Biscuits 4160 Tuesdays 2020
5
Cozy in a Bottle
This opens with tea and a very light citrus, just enough to add a bit of zing but not enough to be sour. The tea is nice- not at all dry, dusty or bitter. It's a great cuppa, with just a light twist of lemon.
The top notes don't last very long before fading into a very soft, nutty, lactonic gourmand. I love, love, love the use of oat milk here, as it not only brings the sweet, lactonic accord, but it enhances, rather than swallows, the pastry and grain notes are at the heart of the heart, so to speak.
HT&B is rather linear on me, the vanilla being present after the top notes fade, which I don't mind at all, but when it fades down to a skin scent, before disappearing entirely, the oatmilk is gone, and I'm left with a lovely, not-too-sweet vanilla pastry. My one complaint about the scent itself is I cannot perceive any ginger at all. #@%& skin chemistry.
Still, I really like this a lot. It reminds me of winter breakfasts with my mom and mornings with my husband, who maintains, with almost religious zeal, the idea that daily oatmeal breakfasts allow him to eat as much of anything he likes during the rest of the day.
More seriously, this fragrance is the epitome of coziness- warm, creamy and familar. The longevity is good, 6 hours in very cold, dry weather. The projection/sillage is quite light but there is still a perceptible scent bubble for several hours. To me, HT&B is unisex but leans a bit femme, though I think a lot of men would love it. I think this fragrance is perfect for all ages and would be appropriate for formal events, work/school, fun nights or hanging out at home.
The top notes don't last very long before fading into a very soft, nutty, lactonic gourmand. I love, love, love the use of oat milk here, as it not only brings the sweet, lactonic accord, but it enhances, rather than swallows, the pastry and grain notes are at the heart of the heart, so to speak.
HT&B is rather linear on me, the vanilla being present after the top notes fade, which I don't mind at all, but when it fades down to a skin scent, before disappearing entirely, the oatmilk is gone, and I'm left with a lovely, not-too-sweet vanilla pastry. My one complaint about the scent itself is I cannot perceive any ginger at all. #@%& skin chemistry.
Still, I really like this a lot. It reminds me of winter breakfasts with my mom and mornings with my husband, who maintains, with almost religious zeal, the idea that daily oatmeal breakfasts allow him to eat as much of anything he likes during the rest of the day.
More seriously, this fragrance is the epitome of coziness- warm, creamy and familar. The longevity is good, 6 hours in very cold, dry weather. The projection/sillage is quite light but there is still a perceptible scent bubble for several hours. To me, HT&B is unisex but leans a bit femme, though I think a lot of men would love it. I think this fragrance is perfect for all ages and would be appropriate for formal events, work/school, fun nights or hanging out at home.
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