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8.3 / 10 22 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Gather Perfume for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is woody-green. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody
Green
Resinous
Earthy
Spicy

Fragrance Notes

CypressCypress Fir balsamFir balsam RosemaryRosemary White firWhite fir Douglas firDouglas fir OakmossOakmoss OpoponaxOpoponax Mandarin orangeMandarin orange NutmegNutmeg Rosewood leaf Tonka butterTonka butter

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Scent
8.322 Ratings
Longevity
6.919 Ratings
Sillage
6.320 Ratings
Bottle
6.313 Ratings
Submitted by Dorabella, last update on 03/02/2024.
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The fragrance was part of the collection Folk Tale Week.

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BeJot

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BeJot
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The Key to the Soul
This morning I applied it for the first time, just a drop, since I have so little. A bit disappointed, I perceived rosemary and cypress, but no fir balsam. However, I really liked the combination of the two and after the initial longing, I was rewarded with a pleasant spiciness that I had never experienced before.

Now, this evening, the second attempt. Strange: Immediately the balsamic fir was there. Like a flood right into the heart. I had to really hold back, and then I could again recognize the rosemary and especially the cypress. Why this difference? Was I in a different mood? Yes! I had just come from my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, who is demented. And I was emotionally preoccupied with aging and illness. And suddenly I had to pull myself together to avoid crying. Again and again, my nose goes to my sleeve. As if it seeks comfort there. But finds only more sadness. It runs very deep. Or rather, it unexpectedly rises from deep layers. Sometimes it's a lump in the throat, sometimes it drives tears to the edge of my eyelids. Then again, a deep sigh goes all the way down to my belly. A throbbing in my lips.

And now I understand: The scent is a gift! I am just unwrapping it. It wants to take away the hustle and bustle of the last weeks, to lead me back to myself. For that, I must be ready to accept myself as I am. With my pain of aging. With my worry of not being up to the challenges of tomorrow. And again tears come, and I see the text I am trying to write blur on the display.
It doesn't matter. The review by Floyd in my head makes it clear to me which key I have turned with the scent…

And suddenly Key shows its other facets: It becomes brighter, happier again. Or is it me? I smell flowers and grass. I dive into mossy forest soil. And a lot of balsam envelops my soul…
IS THIS A SCENT! IS THIS A GIFT!
I take it with me into the night.

(With thanks to Camey5000)
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Floyd

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Floyd
Top Review 47  
The Key to the Forest is the Language of Trees
If you venture into the forests of New England, you will hear from afar an ethereal hissing, the menthol-like earthy-woody sound of the tall and slender cypress trees. Be fearless as you approach them, rub rosemary between your hands, it speaks the same herbaceous-spicy language, what we know as forest colors. If you listen closely to the voices of the cypress, you will hear lemony singing, the same song as the gray firs and the mighty Douglas firs.
Close your eyes. The cypress will reveal its heart to you, you will breathe its amber, aromatic balsam firs will gather around you and golden-brown resin drops will hum. Inside, the different needles, the bark and cones, and flakes of earth and drops of mandarins swirl. Soon the brown opoponax will hum the sweeter colors of the evening, you will listen a little longer to the soft songs, digging into earthy mosses.
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"Key" or "Key {to the forest}" in full is a quiet walk through the abundance of aromas of the coniferous forests of the Northeastern United States, ethereal, resinous, earthy, woody, and - as Dorabella noted below - highly balsamic. The journey through the forest lasts about six hours. The conversation with the trees is moderate to quiet.
Gather Perfumes based in Massachusetts produces 100% natural fragrances. Ananda Wilson processes plant essences, extracts, and oils that come either from local wild growth or organic cultivation. Thus, the long-lasting nature of the fragrances is all the more astonishing, likely due to Ananda's extensive experience and the virtuosic processing of the scents. She produces her fragrances in small batches, which are subject to natural seasonal variations.

(With thanks to Inhaleexhale)
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I couldn't find the keyhole here.
Tentative scents of dark moss and sweet, ethereal rosemary waft through the fine smoky gate to the forest.
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Menthol mist
Gentle spice shimmer
Sun rays fall
on pine needles
Balsam veil
Warm resin pearls
butter soft
Refuge...
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Very strange!
For me, neither resinous nor green...
More like a rubbery cheap plastic smell.
No, not at all my thing...
I was expecting something completely different.
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Rosemary green conifer dreams
Opponax confidence
The forest is the key
to inner balance.
But I've misplaced the key.
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Fir gently mentholated breathes
Resinous in the Douglas bark
Cypress-citrusy awakening
Balsam-warm exultation
The forest feels rosemary-like
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Top-notch components create a very authentic forest scent with moss, herbs, earth, resinous firs, and birds chirping in the branches.
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Bright coniferous forest.
It has rained.
The damp ground
releases spicy, gentle resins.
Wild rosemary
waits by the roadside.
Ethereal. Good.
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authentic conifer forest scent with all its treasures
close to the skin, balsamic, green-needly-mossy
healing-comforting
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So fine and detailed - needle forest, sweet and very balsamic, wonderful herbal nuances. Extremely vibrant. The forest latte is elevated...
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Good but not for me anymore. Nice woody scent, but the mandarin is off-putting, it smells somewhat rubbery and medicinal-ethereal at times.
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