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A brief encounter with a lavender bush on a dewy winter morning
Having tried several of the Chakra range, I was initially underwhelmed by Chakra 3 in comparison to the others - mainly because of its fleeting nature. However, of the three I've tried, this has been the one I keep coming back to - it's very easy to wear, refreshing and soothing, and less like wearing a perfume, more like brushing past a lavender bush in the garden on a dewy winter morning - including the brevity of the experience.
Why dewy, winter and morning? I have no idea. It's just the impression I get from this fragrance. Maybe it's the cool quality of the lavender, the freshness contributed by the lemon, or the slight underlying note of petrichor which I assume is coming from an unlisted ingredient, maybe a tiny bit of patchouli.
Enough about my subjective impressions - I will now try to simply describe what it smells like.
Initially, there is quite a sharp, sour note - probably the lemon - which is slightly harsh and unpleasant, but once it settles it simply contributes a layer of freshness and brightness to the scent. This is followed by a cool, woody and green, almost mentholic lavender that smells very realistic (as it should, being a natural fragrance). I'm unsure if I detect fir balsam; perhaps it's contributing to the greenness, but both the lemon and fir notes seem to have been chosen for how they compliment the complex scent profile of lavender, and it's hard to untangle where one note ends and another begins.
For me this fragrance shines the most in the drydown, when the sharper citric and green qualities have faded, leaving behind the most beautiful soft, sweet and slightly powdery lavender. Sadly by this point it's mostly a skin scent, so you will catch me sniffing my wrist regularly.
On clothes, the sharp phase of the perfume lasts longer, but the longevity as a whole doesn't seem improved, which is unfortunate. On the whole I find it more pleasant on skin.
Why dewy, winter and morning? I have no idea. It's just the impression I get from this fragrance. Maybe it's the cool quality of the lavender, the freshness contributed by the lemon, or the slight underlying note of petrichor which I assume is coming from an unlisted ingredient, maybe a tiny bit of patchouli.
Enough about my subjective impressions - I will now try to simply describe what it smells like.
Initially, there is quite a sharp, sour note - probably the lemon - which is slightly harsh and unpleasant, but once it settles it simply contributes a layer of freshness and brightness to the scent. This is followed by a cool, woody and green, almost mentholic lavender that smells very realistic (as it should, being a natural fragrance). I'm unsure if I detect fir balsam; perhaps it's contributing to the greenness, but both the lemon and fir notes seem to have been chosen for how they compliment the complex scent profile of lavender, and it's hard to untangle where one note ends and another begins.
For me this fragrance shines the most in the drydown, when the sharper citric and green qualities have faded, leaving behind the most beautiful soft, sweet and slightly powdery lavender. Sadly by this point it's mostly a skin scent, so you will catch me sniffing my wrist regularly.
On clothes, the sharp phase of the perfume lasts longer, but the longevity as a whole doesn't seem improved, which is unfortunate. On the whole I find it more pleasant on skin.