Top Notes 
Blood orange
Camphor tree
Wild lavender
Heart Notes 
Apricot
Carnation absolute
Clove absolute
Orange blossom
Base Notes 
Vanilla absolute
Oud CO2
Patchouli
Mitti attar
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Würza
A slightly hammy-smoky opening immediately transitions into sandpaper-spice, which comes across as scratchy-grumbly-(eugenolic) just like the rather similar 'Vetivert' by Angela Flanders. Only that 'Flora'... oh, what: 'Würza' is quieter and somewhat more metallic in its approach, likely due to the contribution of camphor.
After about half an hour of sanding and smoothing, it becomes fruitier. Orange fits, and quite distinctly also apricot. Soon, a strange combination of metallic-gruff spice and mild fruit has emerged. At the same time, it appears to be a (quite pleasantly!) champaca-free exception in the oeuvre of Ms. Zaleta.
Scene change
After roughly two hours, vanilla makes its appearance. Now it smells like rice pudding, garnished with a pinch of... sawdust. It reminds me of the scents from "Wonderchest," which almost all smelled like that, and I couldn't stand it at all. Today it's a bit better; the appearance can also be interpreted as primarily creamy-smoky vanilla. Moreover, the shavings at least come from somewhat decent wood. Rich in resin and thus aromatic it is. The floral part has long become an aura, rounded off with a hint of fruit.
Only in the course of the afternoon do the sawdust notes quiet down, and a thick-creamy, relatively bitter vanilla takes over, underlaid with a touch of (solid!)-wood and earthy-sour-rough patchouli. Oud? I'm fine with that. In any case, it's not an absurd thought. An evening dollop of vanilla pudding might be understood as a gag against the backdrop of the middle part.
Conclusion: On one hand, the smoky vanilla is great, and the edible toe set in it is fundamentally acceptable; on the other hand, the phase of rice pudding with sawdust annoys in close proximity to the skin (here: everything from 10 cm downwards) over time. Overall, I find 'Flora' mixed and the title very poorly chosen.
I thank Naimie54 for the sample.
After about half an hour of sanding and smoothing, it becomes fruitier. Orange fits, and quite distinctly also apricot. Soon, a strange combination of metallic-gruff spice and mild fruit has emerged. At the same time, it appears to be a (quite pleasantly!) champaca-free exception in the oeuvre of Ms. Zaleta.
Scene change
After roughly two hours, vanilla makes its appearance. Now it smells like rice pudding, garnished with a pinch of... sawdust. It reminds me of the scents from "Wonderchest," which almost all smelled like that, and I couldn't stand it at all. Today it's a bit better; the appearance can also be interpreted as primarily creamy-smoky vanilla. Moreover, the shavings at least come from somewhat decent wood. Rich in resin and thus aromatic it is. The floral part has long become an aura, rounded off with a hint of fruit.
Only in the course of the afternoon do the sawdust notes quiet down, and a thick-creamy, relatively bitter vanilla takes over, underlaid with a touch of (solid!)-wood and earthy-sour-rough patchouli. Oud? I'm fine with that. In any case, it's not an absurd thought. An evening dollop of vanilla pudding might be understood as a gag against the backdrop of the middle part.
Conclusion: On one hand, the smoky vanilla is great, and the edible toe set in it is fundamentally acceptable; on the other hand, the phase of rice pudding with sawdust annoys in close proximity to the skin (here: everything from 10 cm downwards) over time. Overall, I find 'Flora' mixed and the title very poorly chosen.
I thank Naimie54 for the sample.
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