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I fell in love with Mossy Glen instantly. It spoke to me of damp, green earth sprouting springtime flowers in quiet forest beds. This fragrance felt still, but alive. Mossy Glen opened dewy and green with a hint of delicate floral,...

Papyrus in Acacia by Scents of Wood reminded me of softly scented stationary. For me, this fragrance opened as creamy, fresh, and papery - dense, heavy-weight artisan paper. Dry down added a subtle resinous warmth to that creaminess. Papyrus...

Papilio, as the title suggests is a modern chypre. It opens zesty citrus and green bergamot. Papilio's heart blooms with osmanthus and iris, adding a peach skin texture. The dry down provides earthy depth with patchouli and vetiver,...

Crystal Moon opens with a flash of funky osmanthus but within moments settles into a softly unfocused blend of peach/apricot/ dried fruit with an aromatic woody lift. It's heart is a gauzy osmanthus glow - airy, fruity, and atmospheric - never...

Sagan Dalya opns dense, bold and earthy on me. A faint sweetness from immortelle and honey lingers in the background thought the development arc. As it dries down, warm tobacco and balsamic labdanum create an impression of creamy...

Cognoscenti #44 Fire & Rain is odd and unexpected, but in the best possible way. For me, it opens with dominant petrichor, a feeling of charred stone, and the barest whisper of florals on an ocean breeze. That charred, wet stone slowly gives way to sunny...

Kunlun, for me, opened as a dense fog of oud, sweat, and indolic florals. Given 20 minutes, Kunlun developed from that relatively jarring start to a gorgeously spicy, dry woods within an earthy green frame. I tested this in the height of summer...

Orchid Mantis is not soft like Cow; it is beast mode tropical floral. (I learned the hard way that one spray is plenty.) This opens as a humid, dense, sun-soaked floral that is hardly tamed by leaf and rice. Floral remains throughout...