GalbanumLeaf

Honour Woman is well crafted, and the first few moments are magical. White florals, vegetal and sour rhubarb, and coriander. It's exquisite! Within 15 minutes, the incense begins to dominate, and by 45 minutes, it's almost all I can smell. Sadly, for me, this reminds me of Easter Sundays in Catholic church and a time I do not wish to return. I wish the florals shone through again. I have a 7.5ml decant, and I won't be reaching for this anytime soon. I would try something from this house again, but this is a miss for me. I think I can understand why some people get the dreaded 'old lady smell' associations, (which I don't get at all), because the scent feels formal. I can imagine Princess Kate attending her husband's coronation wearing such a scent.

First off, despite the patchouli note, this is not a patchouli bomb. I think along with the geranium, it combines to enhance the dirty green sour of tomato leaf. This is a refreshing scent and great for a pick me up. From the Garden is more of a novelty scent, and a very nice one! But it's not replacing all my florals and vanillas. If you enjoy rubbing a fresh tomato leaf on your skin, this is a fragrant version and will last longer. Plus there's a light and evanescent floral that comes and goes like a breeze over a young flowerbed. I'm impressed by the photorealistic spikey rub of the tomato plant in my nose, and if anyone has every pricked their finger on a stem, you know.