English Major Sorce / Sorcellerie Apothecary 2024
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A bibliophile swimming in marshmallows
With Sorce scents blowing up in the fragcomm, I came to share my thoughts about one of my personal favorites from the house. If you’ve never encountered an atmospheric scent in a literal sense, this is a great one to start with. Even with my background and as lover of the sciences, English Major instantly transports me back to my collegiate days stuck in the library, face glued to textbooks and other forms of print, studying my ass off so I can finish school.
EM starts off with someone slapping you in the face with an old, worn out library book, and then subsequently, shoving some kind of steamed hot drink in your face. The paper scent can definitely be off putting for those not used to atmospherics, but the sharpness of the paper doesn’t dominate for too long before it’s softened by the marshmallow and iris. Besides the added woodiness I get from the sandalwood, I do not pick up on the carrot seeds or other notes. It’s sweet, it’s creamy, and it is just ever so slightly woody/papery as it continues to dry down. EM falls in the same category as Whispers in the Library and Library Perfume and other kinds of scents that not only provide you with olfactive nostalgia, but give you that “experience in a bottle”.
While it’s not necessarily an original concept for a fragrance, English Major’s novelty lies in the fact that it smells nothing like the others. The paper note is very authentic, and it is indeed very wearable. It’s been great for the fall and winter, and I think Caitlyn did an excellent job on this one. Will definitely be upgrading my 15 ml to a 30 or 50 once it runs out!
EM starts off with someone slapping you in the face with an old, worn out library book, and then subsequently, shoving some kind of steamed hot drink in your face. The paper scent can definitely be off putting for those not used to atmospherics, but the sharpness of the paper doesn’t dominate for too long before it’s softened by the marshmallow and iris. Besides the added woodiness I get from the sandalwood, I do not pick up on the carrot seeds or other notes. It’s sweet, it’s creamy, and it is just ever so slightly woody/papery as it continues to dry down. EM falls in the same category as Whispers in the Library and Library Perfume and other kinds of scents that not only provide you with olfactive nostalgia, but give you that “experience in a bottle”.
While it’s not necessarily an original concept for a fragrance, English Major’s novelty lies in the fact that it smells nothing like the others. The paper note is very authentic, and it is indeed very wearable. It’s been great for the fall and winter, and I think Caitlyn did an excellent job on this one. Will definitely be upgrading my 15 ml to a 30 or 50 once it runs out!