Picture your cat, very sleepily lounging in their fluffy bed under a stream of sunlight coming in through the window. You have sheer pink curtains and your house is clean but lived in, so a bit of dust and cat fur is suspended in the beam of light and it sparkles in the air. You’re relaxing on the couch, reading an old book with yellowed pages and lovingly observing your cat while your mom bakes your favourite childhood treat in the kitchen.
I can’t get enough of this!!! The opening is very peppery and papery primarily, with a very pale woody note and a dark dry vanilla. There’s a spice that I think is cinnamon and the cake note smells like madeleines. There’s a soft and fuzzy quality, but I’m not totally sure if it’s fur. It’s more like a warm and spicy baby powder. A faint doll head accord lingers deep in the background from the tonka, almost undetectable, but it’s there and I love it. It makes the scent even more comforting than it already is by adding an extra element of nostalgia.
I think this is a great “don’t have to think about it” type of scent, like you could wear it anywhere and it would be appropriate. I think it’s my favourite vanilla scent in the game (as someone who’s not crazy about vanillas). I still don’t know if it truly smells like cat fur, but I think it might get closer after an hour of wear. I got my cat to give it a sniff to see if she liked it or found jt familiar and her reaction was extremely neutral, so the jury is still out. I do see what they were going for though, I find cats to smell very clean and lightly sweet and spiced, but also a little bit dusty. At least that’s how I think I remember my old cat smelling, the current cat doesn’t love to be cuddled. Regardless of whether it smells like fur or not, they nailed it as a warm and fuzzy comfort scent.
