Where I live, you find geranium quite often, and I have always found the smell quite challenging. Just brushing the leaves lightly can release a strong, often metallic scent.
Seva has this strong green, metallic, bitter rose / rose-geranium accord (not plush rose at all). It put me off at first, but somehow I kept being drawn back to it. It is the way it is embedded in the composition as a whole. It is set into something resinous, woody, and warm, which makes it feel oddly grounding and clearing rather than harsh. To me, it has something of crushed stems and leaves, but softened by a resinous warmth underneath.
As it progresses, the dominant green rose-geranium facet steps back a bit and more of the warm tones - resin, sandalwood, frankincense - come forward.
To me, it is one of Sìuno’s longest-lasting perfumes, and quite long-lasting for an all-natural one. All through the wear, it has something very grounding about it.
