Progressive Botany Vol. I

Phloem 2019

FumeMystery
10.08.2019 - 05:54 PM

Continuing with Jorum Studio samples: tested Phloem today.

A few spritzes to my torso only, under my top. A humid day.

As I don't read the notes in advance of testing, nor refer to them while testing or writing, so there will only be my impressions of the scent itself as it unfolds on my skin here.

Initial Impression: cool and fresh and invigorating at the same time, and the scent encouraged me to breathe slowly and deeply, allowing me to pick up on the calming floral scent at the end of each deep breath taken in. It struck me as being both delicate and subtly complex, and it was a pleasure to breathe it in, again and again, slowly and deeply.

After 10 minutes: almost a 'petrichor' effect, a powdery quality that brought to mind a wet pavement heating up again after a shower of rain, fragrant with nearby flowers pumping out their scent amidst sun-warmed greenery with the sun's heat burning off the rainwater. A calm reinvigorating scent lending itself to deep breathing, steadying.

A few hours later, whilst out and about: very welcome sweet and delicate fresh fragrance to accompany a busy couple of hours, close to skin but very noticeable and much appreciated as I walked around the city shopping. A real boon on a humid day.

Many Hours later: sweet 'dusty' or 'powdery' impression remains as a skin scent under clothing, after 11 hours. Very pleasing and with surprising tenacity for a delicate-seeming scent.

Perhaps beneficial for anyone having to face a stressful situation, as it really does encourage deep, slow breathing and has a settling, calming effect.

Smelling 'Phloem' throughout the day has conjured up memories of Lush's 'Kerbside Violet', but I'll have to compare side by side to see if my thoughts are fooling me.
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