Janetbeary
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Please Smell Responsibly
As a fragrance I’ve had for a good while now, and as one of the first fragrances that I fell in love with in the niche fragrance realm, I felt an in depth review for it was long overdue. So, one night, I decided to put it on and give it a gander.
In the immediate opening, you get a hearty helping of earthy greens that lean more towards the green side of things. Coming in with, and also right behind those earthy greens, is a slightly bittersweet flavor that quickly turns cold and crisp. Rest assured, however, that the initial taste of the opening has not been overshadowed by the newcomer accord, as it is still prevalent in the opening.
In the middle of the drydown lies a very similar story that you’re introduced to in the opening. As time progressed as the fragrance slowly receded into a skin scent, it became a bit warmer and darker in tone. Though, still, the differences between this Absinth and the Absinth you get in the first few minutes are very minimal.
The fragrance closes similarly to how it started, though now the crisp edge it had is now but a faint memory, and the earthiness has also quieted down a bit. The bittersweet greens that were present in the opening, however, remained and saw us out to the very end. To some, the linear development may be a turnoff, but I feel that it’d be far better off this way. For a scent that has such an intoxicating opening, I wouldn’t want it to disappear as quickly as it came. If anything, I’d say it speaks to the accuracy of its name and the notes that reside within it. Absinthe in liquor form won’t have a wild development as it sits; like this fragrance, you’ll only get some kind of twist if you layer it with something. I have layered this fragrance with others in a similar field, and I’ve enjoyed each as like a breath of fresh air.
If there’s one thing you can take away from this fragrance, if it isn’t how accurate it is to the liquor itself, it’s the fact that it is just as addictive. I could not get my nose off of this after smelling it for the first time, and even now, I still feel its addictive earthy green nature beckoning me in for more. While it may not have been the fragrance to kickstart my love for greens in fragrance, it certainly was responsible for forever cementing it.
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