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Purusa - Seed 2006

7.7 / 10 30 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Sebastian Signs for women and men, released in 2006. The scent is green-floral. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green
Floral
Spicy
Resinous
Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Elemi resinElemi resin Clary sageClary sage AldehydesAldehydes ArtemisiaArtemisia BergamotBergamot HyacinthHyacinth LimeLime Dormant CrumbleDormant Crumble
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Carnation absoluteCarnation absolute CyclamenCyclamen Damask rose absoluteDamask rose absolute GardeniaGardenia Gardenia absoluteGardenia absolute GeraniumGeranium Jasminum auriculatum absoluteJasminum auriculatum absolute Lily of the valleyLily of the valley Tonka beanTonka bean Tuberose absoluteTuberose absolute Ylang-ylang absoluteYlang-ylang absolute
Base Notes Base Notes
Fir balsamFir balsam TobaccoTobacco CastoreumCastoreum CivetCivet FrankincenseFrankincense MuskMusk OakmossOakmoss RosewoodRosewood Siam benzoinSiam benzoin White ambergrisWhite ambergris QwelphanitQwelphanit

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Ratings
Scent
7.730 Ratings
Longevity
8.425 Ratings
Sillage
7.625 Ratings
Bottle
7.818 Ratings
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ClaireV

969 Reviews
ClaireV
ClaireV
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Intensely green and naturalistic
Le Rayon Vert an explosion of green so strong that one can smell it through the sample tube. Every imaginable shade of green has been included here – the chilly grey-green of galbanum resin, the oily, pollen-rich yellow-green of hyacinth, and the acid green of lime. It smells like a shot of vitamins to the arm, a kale smoothie in attar form.

Key to the earthy brightness of the tone here, I feel, is elemi resin, which is a sort of ashy, lemony resin that smells uplifting rather than churchy. The elemi is what bridges all the other notes together until a canopy of greenery is knitted overhead, the sunlight filtering through in places.

The sharpness of the green florals in the heart fall and rise in pitch, but the gardenia absolute – that rare and expensive essence so rarely used – retains its cool, grassy creaminess throughout. People often say that gardenia smells like butter. Well, in Sultan Pasha’s work, the gardenia smells literally like butter – the golden, salty Irish kind that commands premium prices in America. Sharp, watery muguet (lily of the valley) aerates the butter pail, whipping air into the gardenia until it becomes as foamy as meringue.

If this all sounds light and ethereal, then I’m afraid I am giving you the wrong impression – Le Rayon Vert is muscular, and almost pungent in its greenness. Like Diaghilev (Roja Dove) or Chypre Palatin (Parfums MDCI), it is green made animal, the iron fist of civet wrapped in a mossy velvet glove. In terms of more recent scents, its closest contemporary might be Vert de Fleurs or Vert de Bois, both from Tom Ford.

The base is murky, the gardenia furred up with benzoin, musk, castoreum, and ambergris. The green – that sinewy sleeve of green – is extended to the tips of the fragrance by way of a clever fir balsam note, which introduces the chill breath of northern conifers. On a side note, the mix between cool, minty greens and the buttery florals creates a ghostly accord pitched between roast coffee and greasy coconut. I smell this accord frequently in my vintage bottle of Givenchy III.

Give Le Rayon Vert if you like intensely green fragrances and want to experience a no-holds-barred take on the theme. To my nose, it is a bit chaotic and over-stuffed, but there is no denying its quality. If you love the recent Tom Ford Vert series but want a step up in quality, then Le Rayon Vert may be your little corner of heaven.
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JackHunter33

93 Reviews
JackHunter33
JackHunter33
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A Country Garden Captured Beautifully
Imagine a country garden early on in the morning just after the rain when the sun is shining. You can smell a fresh green scent that is carried on a breeze to your nose. It's like the freshness of the morning dew mixing in with the greenery from the plants, trees and grass. Soon after you take a walk amongst the greenery when a multitude of flowery aromas just caresses your senses almost like you have been given a bouquet of flowers and are inhaling deeply.

This encapsulates the scent for me and it is absolutely beautiful, a winner to be sure. The fresh green opening is followed by the elemi resin which smells like pine, lemon and light honey. You can smell a touch of oakmoss and then the garden full of multitude of flowery aromas. Stunning!

In fact the scent reminds me of his other creation Etude en Fougere but with more greenery at the start and flowery from then on. Totally unisex, I have no problem wearing this beauty. The projection is very good as well.

All in all a country garden with it's greenery and flowery smells captured beautifully by the skilled hand of Sultan Pasha, bravo. It's wonderful!
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14 short views on the fragrance
6 months ago
Vegetal, but not wilting, old, or decayed. Rather, intensely fresh greenery with dew-tinged fronds and nutrient rich soil.
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The green ray
Is bright, fresh, bitter & herbaceous
The powdery flowers dull & wilted
The scent oddly scratchy spiced like green curry
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Very green
Very grassy
With floral sprinkles
Spring
Somewhere between steppe,
jungle,
and tobacco plantations.
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Fresh resins on the balsamic Muscat.
Spruce & musk cream on bread.
Next to it, a vase of bitter-tinged mosses.
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The beaver got lost in the maze
and is looking for civet in the resinous green
tangle that follows paw prints
disappearing into the moss
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The scent of spring. Nature bursting with energy, dazzlingly bright. A highly potent rainforest in all its facets with resins, grasses, flowers.
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Oldschool Fougere/Chypre as an attar?
Absolutely unique
Green - Crisp - Citrus - Musk-Moss
Underrated
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Flowers grow in the tobacco factory. They fit wonderfully alongside Fougère Noire & Étude en Fougère in Sultan's impressive green army.
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A perfect symbiosis between fougère and chypre. Aldehydes, cloves, oakmoss, and tobacco are the main notes that surround citrus fruits…
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Very, very green scent; later more flowers come, which make it a bit more pleasant, but definitely not for me.
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