02/19/2023

Kurai
317 Reviews

Kurai
5
Mellow sandalwood
For those unfamiliar with the term 'scentrack', this means a certain song or piece of music is matched with the perfume's vibe. Occasionally a scentrack suggestion appears in the reviews here. L'Orchestre Parfum takes this concept to a whole new level. Each of their perfumes comes with a whole musical theme built around it. They even come with piece of music that is created specifically to match with the fragrance.
So I played the track that comes with Piano Santal and, obviously, it was a relaxing piano piece. I guess it kind of matches the mood in a way, but it feels gimmicky. Bit of an ASMR experience. Not much added value here. So I switched back to my Ritchie Hawtin liveset, which is closer to my idea of a laidback sunday afternoon.
Anyways, sandalwood it is. A very mellow one, I must say. There are no rough edges to be found. Thankfully this does not go down the cardamom-violet road following Santal 33 Eau de Parfum. Instead, the milky aspect is really pushed forward here. I am getting milk tea or even chocolate milk now and then. Other than that, there are little to no distractions. So it all seems to come together with that relaxing piano theme. Even the sillage is low-key, although it does linger on quite some time. In conclusion, a nice and mellow sandalwood with no frills.
So I played the track that comes with Piano Santal and, obviously, it was a relaxing piano piece. I guess it kind of matches the mood in a way, but it feels gimmicky. Bit of an ASMR experience. Not much added value here. So I switched back to my Ritchie Hawtin liveset, which is closer to my idea of a laidback sunday afternoon.
Anyways, sandalwood it is. A very mellow one, I must say. There are no rough edges to be found. Thankfully this does not go down the cardamom-violet road following Santal 33 Eau de Parfum. Instead, the milky aspect is really pushed forward here. I am getting milk tea or even chocolate milk now and then. Other than that, there are little to no distractions. So it all seems to come together with that relaxing piano theme. Even the sillage is low-key, although it does linger on quite some time. In conclusion, a nice and mellow sandalwood with no frills.