The first is a peaceful hammam or steam bath, where a camphorus oil is mixed with the water vapour, mixing the warm and the fresh in a delicious, calming, yet invigorating sensation.
The second is a still, quiet pine forest after the rain.
The third is a small empty chapel where myrrh and olibanum have just been burnt without smoke, leaving the visitor with a ghost presence.
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On skin and blotter, the opening is very aromatic, herbal and forest-y even, with a hint of pine and a camphorous facet that strongly associates with eucalyptus, and not rosemary (rosemary oil contains high levels of 1-8 cineole, also known as eucalyptol.... so that could explain it). Here we are, where the hammam meets the forest for a grounding effect that makes you want to breathe deeply and stay in the moment.
Past the first few minutes, the caraway hits hard on skin. On blotter and fabric, the first notes persist and the caraway just makes a peek that complements the olibanum and the myrrh that then start to come out.
The perfume then turns to a skin smell barely an hour after application on any kind of surface, staying close to the wearer, so intimate one could barely smell it on themselves unless they have applied a healthy dose of sprays, or resprayed.
Past the first few hours, the camphorous notes are gone, leaving us with a pure, calming, churchy vibe of olibanum and myrrh. This incense finale can linger in for many hours, albeit very discreetly: tried on my pillowcase at night, I could still smell it in the morning.
