Top Notes 
Citron
Grapefruit
Yuzu
Clary sage absolute
Juniper absolute
Heart Notes 
Osmanthus
Mastic
Elemi resin
Gaiac wood
Pomegranate
Black caraway absolute
Magnolia
Base Notes 
Vetiver
Fir balsam
Fucus absolute
Patchouli
Tobacco absolute
Ambergris
Cedar
Liatris spicata
01/07/2023
Kurai
388 Reviews
Kurai
4
"It is not the destination, it is the journey that matters"
Reading the note list of this perfume, one would expect a kaleidoscope of notes and developments. It it hard to tell where it will all go. That may have been done on purpose, creating some room for interpretation and imagination. It appears to have worked out. Partially, that is.
The scent develops quite fast and does have that kaleidoscope effect to some extent. It progresses from citrus to resinous-floral to woody, basically, with lots of of subtle changes. In the first phase I get citron, osmanthus and a greenish resin (mastic?) mainly. The whole is multi-faceted and stays relatively fresh, almost sour, due to the non-typical citrus notes. In the end the composition glides into all-woody territory.
This one is particularly impressive during the first wear, because it keeps changing shape and you don't know where it is all heading. After one wear it is clear the plot culminates in a nice, but unexciting blend of woods. Let's call it a semi-happy ending, almost an anti-climax. Knowing how it ends takes away the excitement, the suspension of the first wear.
So, well, I guess I changed my mind. In the end it is the destination that matters.
The scent develops quite fast and does have that kaleidoscope effect to some extent. It progresses from citrus to resinous-floral to woody, basically, with lots of of subtle changes. In the first phase I get citron, osmanthus and a greenish resin (mastic?) mainly. The whole is multi-faceted and stays relatively fresh, almost sour, due to the non-typical citrus notes. In the end the composition glides into all-woody territory.
This one is particularly impressive during the first wear, because it keeps changing shape and you don't know where it is all heading. After one wear it is clear the plot culminates in a nice, but unexciting blend of woods. Let's call it a semi-happy ending, almost an anti-climax. Knowing how it ends takes away the excitement, the suspension of the first wear.
So, well, I guess I changed my mind. In the end it is the destination that matters.
BertolucciK
