Dark and tart plum meets resinous and desert-inspired note
I was given a sample of this one with my UNN purchases back in January and decided to go through them now.
I knew it wasn't going to be my kind of fragrance, but I chose to go for it anyways. I'm not a fan of smelling tart plums on my skin and I'm also not a fan of resinous notes. The beginning is very tart plums on my skin, almost sour fruitiness paired with a very strong resinous accord. This partnership overshadows any other notes I could've smelled on my skin. Somewhere down the line, the resinous plum accord starts to mellow out in place of a sweet, subtle patchouli paired with a soft sandalwood note and some warmth from the benzoin. The drydown is definitely more palatable to me than the beginning.
Overall, I will agree this is a very well executed scent, just not something up to my taste. There are other similar fragrances out there as I do recall smelling something similar to this one. I will say the drydown is very lovely and has an elevated scent to it which is why I didn't score it as low as I could've. This will not be making it as a full bottle in my collection, but I'm still happy I was able to try it out!
