11/09/2022
Kurai
375 Reviews
Kurai
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Fruity-tobacco osmanthus
An osmanthus from Les Indemodables. Not just any osmanthus from the IFF catalogue, but "Chinese Osmanthus alcoolat Grand Cru 10%". Just so you know. Admittedly, I was pretty excited to get acquainted with this one after being blown away by Ambre Suprême. In anticipation of my first wear of Cuir de Chine, I figured this could either go far out with insanely twisted ratios or stay "true to nature" and end up overly timid.
The opening is a soft fade-in of fruitiness. It just keeps getting stronger until one finds him-/herself in apricot jam galore. This eventually settles down again and then transitions nicely into a grey-brown shade. Not so much leathery to me, but I do clearly get a tobacco note and even some clary sage. From here on, everything stays very mild and yeah more "true to nature" than insanely twisted. A fresh-fruity floral with a brownish base.
A fine view on the osmanthus note without any surprises, really. Lacking a bit of excitement even, so I am not really convinced so far. I do suspect this may work better in warmer days, though, so I am not giving up on this one just yet.
The opening is a soft fade-in of fruitiness. It just keeps getting stronger until one finds him-/herself in apricot jam galore. This eventually settles down again and then transitions nicely into a grey-brown shade. Not so much leathery to me, but I do clearly get a tobacco note and even some clary sage. From here on, everything stays very mild and yeah more "true to nature" than insanely twisted. A fresh-fruity floral with a brownish base.
A fine view on the osmanthus note without any surprises, really. Lacking a bit of excitement even, so I am not really convinced so far. I do suspect this may work better in warmer days, though, so I am not giving up on this one just yet.
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