Review courtesy of Blackincense
My friends Veejay and his wife, Nirmala bought some of this in Italy for me as a gift. They wanted to know what I thought of it, and I decided to share those thoughts here.
First, the clarity of the elixir is interesting — there is no cloud, and the consistency of the oil is topnotch. On opening the bottle, my first impressions were:
Real Bombay sandalwood – the real deal!
Silk sliding over cotton and getting caught on wood.
Calcutta merchants crying out to sell spice
The basenotes of this perfume is oak moss, real sandalwood, and a hint of pepper. Overtones being what they are, I would classify it as green, but without being another boring citrus. This is an exciting perfume and it captures an image of the Indian orient. The surprise in this perfume is the nutmeg — not too overpowering, but very much present and it’s almost a sustaining force in the elixir.
This is a very resinous perfume, incense based, and I am glad to see it and grateful for the opportunity to have it. My friends are too kind to give me such a gift!
A very fun perfume, this scent is an adventure in forest filled mountains with a lot of soul searching. I hope for more like this in coming years. This one is a true ‘eastern perfume’, for men or women. But I suspect that very “professional” women might find it too heavy for daily wear. This is a very exotic and eastern oil.
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