Polish Potatoes Bohoboco 2024

I’m at the Warsaw airport. And I’m not even late this time. Since the duty-free started offering niche fragrances, I decide to have a look. Nothing really interesting, let’s move on. But wait, Polish Potatoes? Did I misread the text on the poster? Apparently, I didn’t. That might be a great occasion to discover the first Polish fragrance brand in my life. And indeed, the Polish Potatoes quickly become my favourite. But there is a certain sweetness there and a red light goes on in my head: if it’s sweet, you’re very quickly going to get tired of it. But the scent accompanies me on my wrist during the flight, later on I decide to buy a sample, and then a full bottle. And there is nothing to get tired of here. The smell is still detectable on clothing for days. The sillage also seems to be great. One small spray is enough to make people in my surroundings notice something interesting. And yes, this is an intriguing smell.

This one does smell of polish potatoes, and I know what I’m saying, having grown up in Poland. And there are potatoes here in more than one single way. First the baked potatoes, like my mother used to make them. Baked with the skin on, emitting a unique slightly sweet and earthy smell. But there is more earthiness there than that. There are also raw potatoes, with some earth still on them, stored in a damp cellar. That’s a very funny thing to say, but what more can you wish for? Pure perfection, and I don’t even like potatoes!