Razastan

I’ve only found two-three other perfumes that instantly resonated with me. This is the latest one (and I think with the strongest connection). It just feels like this is the way I’m supposed to smell: sand and skin of the most ethereal...

Major players in this is for me the iris and the smoke. Both of them are present throughout all the stages, in different forms. The smoke starts destructive but ends uplifting. The iris comforts and mutes the intense opening and later on reanimates...

Very fresh start, definitely mandarin and a substantial dose of pink pepper catapults a tingling citrus bomb around you. It calms down after 5 minutes but maintains a strong projection for another 30. I can sense the amber base almost instantly...

Pear (crisp, synthetic). Orange blossom (airy courtesy of pink pepper). Palo santo (that weird dry, smoky creaminess). Bright and calm. Cold rose and soft patchouli in the background. Cistus adds an amber roundness. Moss? Not to me. It’s borderline...

Fresh spray: A quit warm green aspect together with what has to be cardamom and maybe cloves (after a few minutes). Feels a bit like someone baked a cookie in the compost. In a nice way. Almost a menthol touch in the start? Turns more fresh...

The bitter almond is harsh; enough to make me steer clear of it at first, especially smelling the bottle or on blotter. But as the poisonous aspect disappears (just milliseconds on my skin), this turns very pleasant. Synthetic,...

An extremely pleasant, high quality and well blended musk fragrance. Aldehydic start (and I could swear that pink pepper is involved?!). Discreet florals, discreet wood, discreet incense. And just a pinch of very well fitting...

Whisky. And wood. And whisky. And wood. An oak barrel with whisky, but not the boozy, fruity kind. The dryer, maltier one. The naming of the scent is confusing: if there’s oud in it, it sure doesn’t show itself up front. There...

Syrupy - but not cloyingly sweet - apple & cinnamon pie. Starts with tart pineapple and synthetic peach. The apple is crisp but slowly transforms into the pie-stage in the heart. Ends up with the pie with a small sesame visit and a sweet,...