Top Notes 
Egyptian tagetes
Pandanus
Hiba
Heart Notes 
Black pepper
Davana
Champaca
Magnolia
Base Notes 
Patchouli
Oakmoss
Vetiver
White copal resin
Amber
Hyraceum
Sandalwood
Tonka bean
Tobacco
Breuzinho
Masala chai
Estherica
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Dance Through the Night
Red as blood it is....the liquid in the bottle (mine is matte-transparent and came with a spray and screw cap) and I am almost tempted to take a sip of this potion...so seductive and enchanting is the scent that wafts towards me upon opening the bottle.
Red as blood... and like blood, this liquid wants to live and pulse.
No, this is not a scent you apply thoughtlessly and then disappear in an air-conditioned room. This fragrance wants to live and be moved. Dim light at night and tango sounds, warm spaces filled with people dancing in embrace suit it much better. ;) Then it blossoms, exotic flowers unfold and spread their magic. As exotic as the note list reads, so it appears, and yet in an inexplicable way strangely familiar. Where do I know this scent from? Perhaps it vaguely reminds me of precious incense sticks, in their unlit state.
It has already brought me many compliments, even from strangers.
The fragrance needs a moment to unfold after the first application, which might initially scare some noses, as the top notes come across as herbaceous and strong. But that calms down quickly. I can most clearly smell Davana and Champaka among the notes, which may be because I know how these scents smell in their raw state (oil), and that these notes dominate a bit.
Overall, Carmine comes across as sweet-fruity and slightly animalistic. Wait a minute! Sweet-fruity is usually the attribute that makes me flee.
Here lies the world of difference between an average chemical mixture and a purely natural composition. Although purely natural does not always mean better for me. But after wearing a fragrance like Carmine for a while, the difference becomes clear. Here I like fruity-sweet. And how! In my opinion, the sweetness partly comes from the Hyraceum (a somewhat unappetizing thing), which has been used here in a well-measured way. In other perfumes, I have perceived it too strongly, then it indeed comes across more as "Poop." Anyway, Carmine has a special allure and magic for me that I cannot and do not want to decipher. I just know that I do not want to be without this scent anymore, even if it is not used all the time.
So my recommendation is, test it and then go out dancing into the night!
Red as blood... and like blood, this liquid wants to live and pulse.
No, this is not a scent you apply thoughtlessly and then disappear in an air-conditioned room. This fragrance wants to live and be moved. Dim light at night and tango sounds, warm spaces filled with people dancing in embrace suit it much better. ;) Then it blossoms, exotic flowers unfold and spread their magic. As exotic as the note list reads, so it appears, and yet in an inexplicable way strangely familiar. Where do I know this scent from? Perhaps it vaguely reminds me of precious incense sticks, in their unlit state.
It has already brought me many compliments, even from strangers.
The fragrance needs a moment to unfold after the first application, which might initially scare some noses, as the top notes come across as herbaceous and strong. But that calms down quickly. I can most clearly smell Davana and Champaka among the notes, which may be because I know how these scents smell in their raw state (oil), and that these notes dominate a bit.
Overall, Carmine comes across as sweet-fruity and slightly animalistic. Wait a minute! Sweet-fruity is usually the attribute that makes me flee.
Here lies the world of difference between an average chemical mixture and a purely natural composition. Although purely natural does not always mean better for me. But after wearing a fragrance like Carmine for a while, the difference becomes clear. Here I like fruity-sweet. And how! In my opinion, the sweetness partly comes from the Hyraceum (a somewhat unappetizing thing), which has been used here in a well-measured way. In other perfumes, I have perceived it too strongly, then it indeed comes across more as "Poop." Anyway, Carmine has a special allure and magic for me that I cannot and do not want to decipher. I just know that I do not want to be without this scent anymore, even if it is not used all the time.
So my recommendation is, test it and then go out dancing into the night!
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