Beyond the Pashtun Summit Memoirs of a Perfume Collector 2022
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Beastly incense
The most impressive part of this perfume is surely an insane longevity and projection. It'll stay for two days at least through showers and everyday chores. The scent itself isn't bad also, but it's also not something I would wear.
Some time ago I've seen a term "orientalist" fragrance and this one seems to fit the bill. It's Eastern-inspired allright, but feels sort of touristy and stereotypical. Like a vendor on a Bazaar pushing an obviously fake relique into your hand, promising it's a genuine artifact of the past. It feels performative, on the nose.
Beyond the Pashtun Summit begins with a smoky bitter hahish note hanging languidly in the air, slowly transforming into full on opium and synthetic leathery oud that'll stay there throughout wear. This scent heavily reminds me of "opium" incense sticks, that were common in hippy shops along with beedi cigarettes and multi-purposed glassworks. It's not an unpleasant fragrance at all, just seems a bit too eastern-stereotyped.
Generally it's a nice-blended sharp long-lasting oud scent, which I believe I'd like more if it didn't give me teenage edgelord sort of associations.
Some time ago I've seen a term "orientalist" fragrance and this one seems to fit the bill. It's Eastern-inspired allright, but feels sort of touristy and stereotypical. Like a vendor on a Bazaar pushing an obviously fake relique into your hand, promising it's a genuine artifact of the past. It feels performative, on the nose.
Beyond the Pashtun Summit begins with a smoky bitter hahish note hanging languidly in the air, slowly transforming into full on opium and synthetic leathery oud that'll stay there throughout wear. This scent heavily reminds me of "opium" incense sticks, that were common in hippy shops along with beedi cigarettes and multi-purposed glassworks. It's not an unpleasant fragrance at all, just seems a bit too eastern-stereotyped.
Generally it's a nice-blended sharp long-lasting oud scent, which I believe I'd like more if it didn't give me teenage edgelord sort of associations.