Life is sometimes lonely out here. The sun runs red like dead cherries before the entrance to the tent into the night, staggering day-drunk like port wine over the steppes, flowing down from the rocks like from pyramids, shimmering like ghosts in the smoke over distant fires, which wilt cool like roses on the horizon. They soon whisper sweet animal trails that still crawl warmly over the floors over thin cocoa-dusty layers. There are salt edges of long-dried lakes, endless weavings of cedar fibers that smolder gently like peat into the vastness, where Virginia tobacco leaves wither, the spicy-archaic, raw, rotten, still soaked with fermented fruits, intoxicated by the scent of the prairie.
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The label Folkwinds, founded by Jono Bornstein in 2022, primarily uses natural raw materials from America to capture the scent landscapes of North America. This seems to be succeeding better and better. While the first version of "American Pharao" appeared less refined and rounded despite high-quality materials, I perceive the second version as much more delicate and balanced.
A red thread runs through the fragrance from beginning to end, the cherry wine, subtly sweet and boozy like a slightly less sweet port wine, lightly smoky with spicy Virginia tobacco leaf in the background at the start. The Damask rose initially emphasizes the acidity of the wine, before the various types of musk (Abelmoschus, deer musk, musk) become noticeable beneath it, sweetly animalistic, warm, and bitter, providing depth. The sweetness of the musk notes is accentuated by a hint of chocolate and vanilla. As time goes on, the Virginia tobacco becomes more pronounced, raw, spicy, and hay-like dry, initially still connected with the slightly salty but clearly tobacco-like amber, before it is replaced by the woody-warm notes of Virginia cedar, creating a slightly peaty-smoky impression with the other notes. Gradually, the cherry wine note becomes more present again, as if it were releasing the tobacco leaf in the end. The thrall of the prairie is rather moderate but persistent in nature.
Beautifully described by you, it's definitely very special and great. It clearly carries that American indie signature for me, but works with less synthetic ingredients than many in the field and has, for me personally, more interesting DNAs. I'm glad the decant made its way to you through other channels :)
Very interesting description, both of the scent progression and the perfumer's development. With these "boozy" notes, it often gets too sweet for me, but if you like it, the sweetness must be well captured.
Exciting journey through the prairie, I really enjoyed reading it. The scent sounds lovely too, except for the animalistic musk, no matter what type. 😉
The combination of tobacco + alcoholic notes + animalic elements sounds extremely intriguing. Although real musk can be quite demanding when it pushes to the forefront.
Your ride across the prairie is definitely captivating.
I could definitely get lost in this prairie high from the perfume Prairie, because everything you mention in your lovely scent description sounds very tempting to me!
Exactly, the 22 version was quite exhausting, almost strange.
I think the port wine might come off too overpoweringly boozy here as well.
I still like your text about the dead cherries. 😊
I get the impression that the distillates used are somewhat coarser. But it's definitely an interesting house. The prices are quite high, but the concentration of the fragrances is extreme.
I enjoyed reading this. I also found the black amber interesting, which reminded me of Black Gris & Oud Fougere; it's definitely a fascinating ingredient, with a slightly earthy vibe, in my opinion. I'm not familiar with the predecessor, but I think this one is well-rounded! I'd say it's a good boozy tobacco with an interesting depth.
That's so beautifully described. You really manage to create images in my mind every time I read your words. Amazing.
Quote: Life is sometimes lonely out here. The red sun drips like dead cherries at the entrance to the tent into the night. So beautiful 👀
I need a Black Forest cherry sundae right now...
You poet, you.
Thank you! 😇🍒
The scent sounds lovely too, except for the animalistic musk, no matter what type. 😉
Your ride across the prairie is definitely captivating.
After my last cognac experience, I’ll stay curious-skeptical about cherry wine for now… 🤔
I think the port wine might come off too overpoweringly boozy here as well.
I still like your text about the dead cherries. 😊
Enjoying solitude with the red sun on your skin...
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But all the more visually striking.
What a backdrop you offer us once again.
I read it with great pleasure.
Thanks for the wonderfully good review. 🤗
I’ll keep an eye on that fragrance house.
Quote: Life is sometimes lonely out here. The red sun drips like dead cherries at the entrance to the tent into the night. So beautiful 👀