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rosey resins
This beautiful fragrance opens fruity. I am not familiar with Brandy so cannot confirm that profile but it is not the typical fruit opening. That may be the because of the brandy note. There is an edge of bubble-gummy sweetness that is likely more noticeable if over sprayed. I would not recommend that. The opening is where I most associate it with feminine but this is a unisex fragrance. That sweetness is fleeting on my skin and becomes Rosey within 5 mins.
The mid is my favorite portion of the experience. Rose supporting a beautiful sweet, resinous incense. They interplay really well. The rose with its subtle greenness combined with Benzoin sweetness and the Labdanum base is quite alluring. They are well balanced, accentuating facets of each to make a distinct but integrated scent experience. The rose and incense remind me of Majalis by Spirit of Dubai. Side by side, Majalis comes across more shisha/fruity hookah tobacco where Overture is resinous. The rose and benzoin sweetness is what rings familiar.
When the top of the pyramid has faded, the resinous labdanum and frankincense is what remains. You can appreciate how the benzoin and rosey mid notes, and the fruity opening were built upon the base to create the full experience. I don’t sense all the previous notes, but I can tell what the top of the pyramid was meant to build upon at the base. In that way, it smells familiar but not the same.
I find this a very comforting scent. Perfect for dates where close encounters are on the menu. It is not a traditional “sexy” scent, though it is alluring. It is an intellectual sex appeal (TF tobacco oud is an example of carnel sex appeal.) Think conversations with intimate, lingering eye contact. This will absolutely amplify those moments. It is that lovely sweet spot of diffusive enough to draw people in, but not so dense you have to keep your distance. The closer they get, the more they will feel hugged by the warm cloud of introspective and comforting incense resins, with an inviting rose stimulating curiosity . As the wearer, you will be blanketed in a loving aura of rose laced benzoin and labdanum for hours. I will definitely wear for nights and rainy days I stay in.
It is not overly complex, nor is it linear. Overall, it is a well balanced fragrance. Fall/winter for sure. Spring evenings could work. Summer, eh, probably not. But wear what you love when you want. A good Easter scent.
Application: 3 sprays (Chest, Wrist, waist/hip level). Going out, I would add a fourth on the back of my neck.
A love for me.
The mid is my favorite portion of the experience. Rose supporting a beautiful sweet, resinous incense. They interplay really well. The rose with its subtle greenness combined with Benzoin sweetness and the Labdanum base is quite alluring. They are well balanced, accentuating facets of each to make a distinct but integrated scent experience. The rose and incense remind me of Majalis by Spirit of Dubai. Side by side, Majalis comes across more shisha/fruity hookah tobacco where Overture is resinous. The rose and benzoin sweetness is what rings familiar.
When the top of the pyramid has faded, the resinous labdanum and frankincense is what remains. You can appreciate how the benzoin and rosey mid notes, and the fruity opening were built upon the base to create the full experience. I don’t sense all the previous notes, but I can tell what the top of the pyramid was meant to build upon at the base. In that way, it smells familiar but not the same.
I find this a very comforting scent. Perfect for dates where close encounters are on the menu. It is not a traditional “sexy” scent, though it is alluring. It is an intellectual sex appeal (TF tobacco oud is an example of carnel sex appeal.) Think conversations with intimate, lingering eye contact. This will absolutely amplify those moments. It is that lovely sweet spot of diffusive enough to draw people in, but not so dense you have to keep your distance. The closer they get, the more they will feel hugged by the warm cloud of introspective and comforting incense resins, with an inviting rose stimulating curiosity . As the wearer, you will be blanketed in a loving aura of rose laced benzoin and labdanum for hours. I will definitely wear for nights and rainy days I stay in.
It is not overly complex, nor is it linear. Overall, it is a well balanced fragrance. Fall/winter for sure. Spring evenings could work. Summer, eh, probably not. But wear what you love when you want. A good Easter scent.
Application: 3 sprays (Chest, Wrist, waist/hip level). Going out, I would add a fourth on the back of my neck.
A love for me.
Fabulous
The word that comes to mind for me with Soul Cafe.
Like many, I am am a fan of orange (doubly so with blood orange). The joy for this particular creation is the beautiful transition from the rouge tart of blood orange, to a stately pipe tobacco. It is fabulously clever.
Initially, blood orange. Not too tart, edging towards aggressive. It never crosses the line for me. (Perhaps that will change as the bottle ages. They blend them to order I believe). But oh goodness. As the orange note opens up it reveals the tobacco secret it had kept at bay. Why did blood orange keep this secret for first hour, I may never know. I am just grateful for the trust. I smirked when the tobacco arrived.
Lavender begins to come to play at this point. The dryness of the tobacco remains with lavender filling the spaces with its heady, slightly sweet elements. Where the orange once stood, lavender relieves. It does so surreptitiously. You know the change has occurred, but you did not notice the movement nor mind that you did. As though you expected the surprise.
Oud I assume adds the resinous element that creates the firewood experience supported by musk that ultimately gives the lift to the fragrance in it’s base.
I can sense the coffee, and in larger doses, perhaps it would present more. I am not eager for it, so it’s role is just fine to me.
I’ll say again in, fabulous. This is a love. My favorite bit of perfumerie is the structure and clever way notes are in alignment. I have a particular affinity for orange in this way as I had a very similar joy with Eau Tres Fraiche.
This, by far, was a more titillating experience, and I am joyful for it.
With respect,
Like many, I am am a fan of orange (doubly so with blood orange). The joy for this particular creation is the beautiful transition from the rouge tart of blood orange, to a stately pipe tobacco. It is fabulously clever.
Initially, blood orange. Not too tart, edging towards aggressive. It never crosses the line for me. (Perhaps that will change as the bottle ages. They blend them to order I believe). But oh goodness. As the orange note opens up it reveals the tobacco secret it had kept at bay. Why did blood orange keep this secret for first hour, I may never know. I am just grateful for the trust. I smirked when the tobacco arrived.
Lavender begins to come to play at this point. The dryness of the tobacco remains with lavender filling the spaces with its heady, slightly sweet elements. Where the orange once stood, lavender relieves. It does so surreptitiously. You know the change has occurred, but you did not notice the movement nor mind that you did. As though you expected the surprise.
Oud I assume adds the resinous element that creates the firewood experience supported by musk that ultimately gives the lift to the fragrance in it’s base.
I can sense the coffee, and in larger doses, perhaps it would present more. I am not eager for it, so it’s role is just fine to me.
I’ll say again in, fabulous. This is a love. My favorite bit of perfumerie is the structure and clever way notes are in alignment. I have a particular affinity for orange in this way as I had a very similar joy with Eau Tres Fraiche.
This, by far, was a more titillating experience, and I am joyful for it.
With respect,
