It's hard to capture this one in words, partially because of how layered it is. I could describe it aspect by aspect, but it's a little like the story of the three blind men and the elephant - I could describe an elephant's leg and compare it to a tree, an ear to a fan, a trunk to a snake - but to say that an elephant is like any one of those things is misleading. It captures parts, sure, but not the whole.
Likewise with this. I could state that the overall impression this fragrance gives me is of a well-made honey apple pie - rich, buttery pastry, stewed apple and spices, recently removed from the oven and still steaming - but that misses the touch of hay and tobacco that runs throughout, and makes this sound more pedestrian than it actually is.
I could state that this reminds me of a warm autumn night on a farm - a fire pit off in the distance giving the tiniest suggestion of smoke, while the warm earth radiates back the day's heat, a hint of animal, vanilla flavoured tobacco - but that misses the smoothness of this, the rich buttery depth.
And I could state that this makes me think of a hug, of being bundled up in blankets outside and laughing with family, of hovering in the kitchen while dessert is cooking - but those are all personal experiences, and don't translate well to actual descriptions.
It's rustic. It's cosy. It's snug. It somehow conjures up both a country kitchen and the country field after a harvest, like tucking in to a homemade pie after a day of baling hay.
I really do like this. It's unfortunate that it's hard to find (especially in my corner of the globe) else I'm sure it'd become a go-to for autumn or winter. I wouldn't wear it at work - this feels more like a personal, casual, intimate fragrance - but it'd be perfect for weekend jaunts. I'll be guarding my 1ml sample verrrrry carefully, down to the last drop!
