Top Notes 
Clary sage
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Spikenard
Heart Notes 
Turkish rose
Ylang-ylang
Base Notes 
Indian papyrus
Australian sandalwood
Frankincense
Gaiac wood
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En Voyage chez l'Artisan Parfumeur: 20- Longing, Sage, and a Curry
I first heard of Jatamansi when I pulled the sample from the magnificent travel letter by JilMare. The more interested I became, as Jatamansi, in English "Indian Spikenard," has a rich history in its use. Mentioned as a healing oil in the Old Testament, and applied in Ayurveda, it is still used today, among other things, for its calming effect.
The start is quite fruity; everyone knows the smell of the mess caused by peeling grapefruit. Then comes the sage in full force. This musty mintiness is louder than I have ever perceived it before. In no perfume. It transforms into something curry-like, but authentic curry, which is not necessarily spicy but smells of a variety of spices, not this watered-down fast-food curry. I don't know the scent of Indian Spikenard and unfortunately can't place it; it may be that what I perceive as curry is the spikenard. Additionally, I perceive something like "skin care," which fortunately stays more in the background. That should be the rose. Soon it dips away again, and this curry-like scent plays a one-two with the sage.
When I think of sage here, I think of the moist, pleasant feeling of sauna infusions.
Here, Jatamansi occasionally makes brief forays into spicy "tea-scented realms."
I must say that this perfume truly fascinates me. The transformability of the individual notes, which alternately come to the forefront and create strong images, I find really rare.
I had long planned a trip to India or Sri Lanka, and this scent grabs me right at this longing and brings my travel urge to the surface.
In the base, everything settles a bit; this "back and forth" I perceive loses itself in the consistency of the smell of a small shop where you can traditionally purchase Asian groceries, as well as small figurines, teas, oils, and incense.
For me, it's not a scent I want to wear, even though I really like this perfume in its composition and the scent appeals to me; I would rather see it on women of any age.
Unfortunately, this scent is no longer available, which is a shame because it is truly something special. It seems to remain the quirky aspect of the fragrance world that numerous dupes and copies coexist while unique scents fall by the wayside and get discontinued.
Hopefully, this round bottle flacon remains, in which it appeared alongside the beautiful slender 50 ml bottles (which are unfortunately no longer available).
Thank you very much for reading my comment.
The start is quite fruity; everyone knows the smell of the mess caused by peeling grapefruit. Then comes the sage in full force. This musty mintiness is louder than I have ever perceived it before. In no perfume. It transforms into something curry-like, but authentic curry, which is not necessarily spicy but smells of a variety of spices, not this watered-down fast-food curry. I don't know the scent of Indian Spikenard and unfortunately can't place it; it may be that what I perceive as curry is the spikenard. Additionally, I perceive something like "skin care," which fortunately stays more in the background. That should be the rose. Soon it dips away again, and this curry-like scent plays a one-two with the sage.
When I think of sage here, I think of the moist, pleasant feeling of sauna infusions.
Here, Jatamansi occasionally makes brief forays into spicy "tea-scented realms."
I must say that this perfume truly fascinates me. The transformability of the individual notes, which alternately come to the forefront and create strong images, I find really rare.
I had long planned a trip to India or Sri Lanka, and this scent grabs me right at this longing and brings my travel urge to the surface.
In the base, everything settles a bit; this "back and forth" I perceive loses itself in the consistency of the smell of a small shop where you can traditionally purchase Asian groceries, as well as small figurines, teas, oils, and incense.
For me, it's not a scent I want to wear, even though I really like this perfume in its composition and the scent appeals to me; I would rather see it on women of any age.
Unfortunately, this scent is no longer available, which is a shame because it is truly something special. It seems to remain the quirky aspect of the fragrance world that numerous dupes and copies coexist while unique scents fall by the wayside and get discontinued.
Hopefully, this round bottle flacon remains, in which it appeared alongside the beautiful slender 50 ml bottles (which are unfortunately no longer available).
Thank you very much for reading my comment.
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