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Underwhelming soap and synthetic woods
Opens aldehydic, soapy, slightly aromatic. Hinoki wood and cedar wood are both "dry" smelling woods so it surprised me that the drydown here is decidedly "wet." Earthy and loamy rather than sharp woods and pencil shavings. I guess I was expecting a rich lavender with a smoky sharp hinoki and got old-timey soap and Clearwood (a "clean" patchouli aromachemical) instead.
If you like this profile, I'd suggest trying New Look. It goes more all-in on the aldehydes, and I much prefer the gorgeous smoky frankincese as the background than this messy attempt at a woody accord. And the price is comparable too (New Look is $165 for 40ml while Hinoki & Cedarwood is $160 for 50ml). However it is MUCH more polarizing, but that's what comes with specificity.
If you like this profile, I'd suggest trying New Look. It goes more all-in on the aldehydes, and I much prefer the gorgeous smoky frankincese as the background than this messy attempt at a woody accord. And the price is comparable too (New Look is $165 for 40ml while Hinoki & Cedarwood is $160 for 50ml). However it is MUCH more polarizing, but that's what comes with specificity.
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Ceesie 1 year ago
Sad to hear. The name of the frag is so promising.