fatalbellydance

see? case in point: i never would've guessed that lavender is the "aveda" smell i've noticed for so long. i guess i just don't have much context for what these things smell like outside of the typical stuff you buy at the store. which i suspect isn't usually the best frame of reference.

Lavender bushes are on every street corner here, and when they bloom I usually grab a sprig and carry it around with me, but I think lavender is probably the only note that I'll be able to pick out and go "hey, that's lavender."

Pulling notes from Aveda's website I see sandalwood, jasmine, rose, ylang ylang, lavender, vanilla, petitgrain, vetiver, and bergamot, with lavender being in nearly every scent. Though not all of their notes, it is a pretty good sampling from their most popular scents. I suspect the sharpness you're getting is from the lavender and vetiver.

They both appear in:

Death on a Pale Horse - white musk, mint, lavender, patchouli, vetiver, yuzu, lime, geranium bourbon, white sandalwood and calla lily.

The Scales of Deprivation - lemon peel, white sage, frankincense, lavender fougere, sandalwood, vetiver and labdanum.

Bluebeard - Violet, lavender, white musk and vetiver.

You may also like:

Arcana - Frankincense, rosemary, lavender, neroli, and lemon verbena.

Veil - White sandalwood, lilac, gardenia, violet, orris, lavender and ylang ylang.

Twilight - Lavender and jasmine, with a touch of glowing honeysuckle.

Calliope - Lavender and mint with bergamot, verbena, thyme, sweet orange and warm almond.

Namaste - Sandalwood, jasmine, rose, patchouli, cedarwood and lemongrass.

The Caterpillar - Heavy incense notes waft lazily through a mix of carnation, jasmine, bergamot, and neroli over a lush bed of dark mosses, iris blossom, deep patchouli and indolent vetiver.

Now that Dublin will be discontinued I'd like to find something similar. It sounded wonderful. Unfortunately won't have a chance to grab it before it is gone.