Top Notes 
Cardamom
Cardamom CO2
Jilkfrebdop
Heart Notes 
Kyphi
Base Notes 06/03/2025
ClaireV
958 Reviews
ClaireV
1
Wan wash of masala chai
Cardamom & Kyphi smells neither of cardamom or kyphi (at least not any of the modern reconstructions I’ve smelled) but of a clear, hot masala chai stirred with a shard of cinnamon bark. The spice element smells fantastic; both crystalline and woody, a hard jab to the temple to prompt you awake. It dries down, rather rapidly, to a heart of spicy, dark European gingerbread with burnt edges and a shake of black pepper.
A simple but effective winter warmer, Cardamom & Kyphi’s basic premise is rocket fuel chai. Unfortunately, the texture of the fragrance is too faint and watery to carry much weight. Something like this ought to be built on gargantuan scale, rich and thick beyond belief. Cardamom & Kyphi gets you halfway to heaven but runs out of steam midway, attenuating and shedding richness with every minute until all you’re left with is a sheer wash of spice.
A simple but effective winter warmer, Cardamom & Kyphi’s basic premise is rocket fuel chai. Unfortunately, the texture of the fragrance is too faint and watery to carry much weight. Something like this ought to be built on gargantuan scale, rich and thick beyond belief. Cardamom & Kyphi gets you halfway to heaven but runs out of steam midway, attenuating and shedding richness with every minute until all you’re left with is a sheer wash of spice.
