Tempest Kemi 2014 Perfume Extract

"Sometime am I all oud with roses, who, with thorny tongues, do prick me into boredom." (stanza, freely adapted from Shakespeare)

Tempest is said to be inspired by The Tempest (premiered in 1611) by William Shakespeare, claims the official website. Specifically inspired by the magic and alchemy in The Tempest.

The main character is Oud, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives on some island with his daughter Rose.
To prevent Rose from becoming an old maid, he persuades Cedar to cause a shipwreck.
So that the stranded Prince Patchouli and Rose do not become active before marriage, he convinces Cedar to host a "Masque." This is a Renaissance party with music, singing, and acting. The masque is both Rose's and Patchouli's engagement celebration and is meant to show the lovers the value of chastity (!)

(Chastity is also better when wearing Tempest.)

Oud tries to solve his problems with magic (Cedar). But then realizes that blackmail works better with some people. I find that a nice lesson. If magic is a rose-oud combination, then I would prefer something else. I would even take the blackmail, maybe it's green or citrusy.

Tempest is significantly more durable than a performance of The Tempest, but its sillage does not fill an entire theater. Contrary to my statement in my review, I find Tempest quite animalistic. How much or how little animalistic I find it probably depends on my mood.

You can wear Tempest at work if you are a poet, as well as in the evening or when going out if you are drunk. In a theater, you might run into problems. Family tester Q once ate garlic before going to the theater, and that did not go over well. Tempest does not smell like garlic, but on some days it smells like goat. In The Tempest, there is a character named Caliban, who is half monster, half human. A kind of pest, just not so nice. I think Tempest would suit him well.