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Starch blanket
This opens with a starchy, woody component that mimics uncooked rice, not steamed rice, in the vein of Meo Fusciuni's Sogni opening note rather than the steamed, lactonic fluffiness of Poesie's Soft or even the mellower, silkier creaminess of Affinessence's Santal Basmati. This is much more one note than Sogni, however, which transforms dramatically and benefits greatly from flecks of incense and bamboo, vetiver and tobacco. White Rice relies much more heavily on a well-worn path of heady jasmine and creamy orris, to carry the rest of the journey, settling into a pleasant, musky skin scent, dewy and ever so slightly sweet.
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