I love Oolong tea. I've tried many varieties and have come to love them. My enthusiasm even motivated me to travel to Taiwan to discover more tea types there. It's a thing.
Some time ago, while drinking a Milky Oolong tea, I thought: I would love to smell this scent all day long - and I set out on a quest. I came across
Oolong Tea and was immediately disappointed to find that it can only be purchased in Hong Kong. Fortunately, a perfumer from Italy managed to get a bottle and sold a few decants in the Souk. A few days later, I was able to start the first stage of my Oolong tea perfume journey.
A spray on my wrist. The typical aromatic-floral Oolong scent unfolds. At the same time, a completely different note emerges: I would describe it as earthy-chocolatey. Interestingly, this note only develops on my skin - my boyfriend's skin remained unaffected. I find this note a bit disturbing; it reminds me of a dark Gaba Milky Oolong with a malty note. I'm more of a green Oolong notes team. I remember reading that the perfumer did not think of pure Oolong tea, but rather Oolong tea with pastry and jam - quite fitting, actually.
After a while, the chocolatey note largely fades into the background, and a sweet floral note comes to the fore. Even though it’s not listed, it reminds me much more of Osmanthus than of Jasmine. I think that’s what makes the honey note.
I smell a small tea house in Taiwan, wooden floors, brewing Oolong tea with honey, pastries, a bouquet of Asian flowers.
The scent remains pleasantly aromatic for a while, developing more into the woody-floral. Unfortunately, after a few hours, I don’t like it as much as at the beginning - somehow only the sweet floral note remains, and it comes across as a bit outdated. (but that’s nitpicking at a high level)
Overall, the scent comes quite close to the promised Oolong tea - however, I would have wished it to be a bit more modern and unisex - just like the bottle conveys at first glance. Somehow, there’s still a heaviness that makes it seem a bit old-fashioned in my eyes.
That was the first stage of my Oolong journey - I still have more scents on my wish list. It remains exciting.
Milky Dragon or
Tea Service will probably be next.
Top Notes 
Oolong tea
Bergamot
Clary sage
Heart Notes 
Honey
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Tonka bean
Vetiver
MarcoChau
BamBamNYC
apricotskin
1carian
Kinhi
jmarr
Sirryscloset
Emilylose
WristSniffer
Kthulu
