Iceblocks

This is a beautifully rendered scent. I know it's meant to represent oolong - to my nose it's more of a jasmine green tea with an undercurrent of peach. There's a wisp of something dark, smoky, almost steeped about it - just like tea,...

Bright burst of creamy ylang-ylang and a semi-uplifting musky amber. I know that ylang-ylang isn't listed in the notes, but it was absolutely dominating this scent for me - a quick search later confirms that ylang-ylang oil is listed in the ingredients...

This is Philosykos by Diptyque if someone squinted at Philosykos from a great distance - details gone blurry at the edges, only the broad outlines captured against the sun. I get a brief hint of that beautiful, refreshing leaf-green-and-fig...

I really thought I'd love this one, but all I get - ALL I get - from this is cumin. My skin unfortunately amps spice notes, so if there's anything else in here it's well-covered. It seems to have fans, so I'm sure this is just...

Just calling out that a pretty significant (and noticeable) note in this fragrance has actually been left out of the pyramid above. As per the Glasshouse website this also has lavender - which, combined with the oakmoss, pushes...

Despite the currently listed accords there's nothing green or citrusy about this. In fact it's rather more as if 'Rose Jam' by Lush (or 'Delina' by PDM) was combined with BR540 - it has the loud jammy rose of the former, bracketed...

Very, very similar to Black Opium by YSL. Sweet coffee, bold vanilla, white florals. I do find it a tiny tiny bit more toned-down than the original, but that could just be how it sits on my skin (your own mileage may vary). It's a pretty decent...

The top notes of this are a strong, syrupy, candle-esque waxy caramel. This does tone itself down in the first few minutes to reveal a slightly more complicated heart - there's a custard-pudding-like vanilla and coconut that emerges, followed...

My favourite of the Folkwinds releases so far and one of the most natural cherry-based-fragrances that I've ever tried. Reminds me of a deep, dry, cherry port - a light hand on the sugar, but with that thick, almost resinous, compote-like cherry...

There's something about this that just keeps putting me in mind of a heavy cedar chest and I'm not sure why. The scent as you open the lid for the first time in a while, that first breath of wood and aromatics. Which is weird, because this not a particularly...

I wouldn't have named mint in this without seeing it listed here and I'm still not sure I can pick it out directly - or at least, this wouldn't first come to mind if I were thinking of mint-centric fragrances. While it definitely has a fresh,...