Slowdive Hiram Green 2017
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Helpful Review
Mushroom cloud of honey
I initially wrote this one off – "Why would I want to smell like straight-up honey?" – relegating it to the hyper-realistic gourmand category of fragrance that usually meets with my disapproval.
Then, a few days following my initial test strip spray, I felt the strong urge to experience it again.
Yes, it was still straight-up honey – a mushroom cloud of the stuff, actually – but it was also oddly compelling. A side-by-side sniff test with a jar of honey from a local farm revealed that not only was Slowdive stronger and more dense, but that something else was at play here. After scanning the notes, a second side-by-side sniff test followed, this time with a bar of tobacco-scented soap. Indeed, there is some dusty tobacco underpinning the composition, although the turbo-honey tenor of Slowdive had initially rendered it undetectable to my nose.
Still, despite the tobacco I found lurking beneath the surface, I perceived Slowdive to be a highly linear scent, with other listed notes like tuberose and orange blossom nowhere to be found. On the longevity front, it was still chugging along when I went to bed eight hours after application.
In the end, I started to feel a bit trapped in the treacly world of Slowdive – an appealingly rustic scent, beguiling in its potency, but not something that I want to experience for hours on end. It is, however, nicely executed and certainly a must-try for gourmand enthusiasts, especially those with more opulent tastes.
Then, a few days following my initial test strip spray, I felt the strong urge to experience it again.
Yes, it was still straight-up honey – a mushroom cloud of the stuff, actually – but it was also oddly compelling. A side-by-side sniff test with a jar of honey from a local farm revealed that not only was Slowdive stronger and more dense, but that something else was at play here. After scanning the notes, a second side-by-side sniff test followed, this time with a bar of tobacco-scented soap. Indeed, there is some dusty tobacco underpinning the composition, although the turbo-honey tenor of Slowdive had initially rendered it undetectable to my nose.
Still, despite the tobacco I found lurking beneath the surface, I perceived Slowdive to be a highly linear scent, with other listed notes like tuberose and orange blossom nowhere to be found. On the longevity front, it was still chugging along when I went to bed eight hours after application.
In the end, I started to feel a bit trapped in the treacly world of Slowdive – an appealingly rustic scent, beguiling in its potency, but not something that I want to experience for hours on end. It is, however, nicely executed and certainly a must-try for gourmand enthusiasts, especially those with more opulent tastes.