Novella Alkemia 2022

Straight-up Earl Grey. Maybe a hint of lavender and of a book-ish dustiness in the dry-down, but mostly bergamot and black tea. Could be very comforting if you like that, but I'm not a big tea-drinker so it doesn't particularly appeal. Could work as an alternative sort of "clean girl" scent for the right person, as it is fresh and light, recognizable without being particularly strong. Limited projection.

Quite aromatic, it grew on me as I used up my sample. On skin this was more sourish bergamot than earl grey, and the lavender was a bit blurry. The musty paper is definitely there, but it took a few tests before I could tell what I was smelling. Tried it on the ends of my hair, the lavender was much stronger with some black tea coming through.
Will be looking for more lavender scents after this as it was quite nice!