Sherlock Holmes

[patina]

Notes unseen I thought this had a heavy dark wool, like the wool in Druid, along with a clean, bright lemon musk smell and some vanilla.

 

I had hopes for this one, unfortunately it seems the "lemon" could easily go sour on my skin and the darkness of the tobacco sometimes combines with it to produce something like a sour, abandoned washcloth. That isn't a strong effect, but just the faintest suggestion is enough.

 

 The scent was very clean and cozy when I first put it on, though.

[Jarek]

"A fastidiously clean scent, with a dash of pipe and cigarette tobacco. Faintly beneath, you catch the fragrance of a smear of greasepaint, a stray horsehair, and a whisper of Moroccan leather and rosin."

 

I got this as an Imp in my 2020 purchase of the Fougère Imp pack. I wasn't sure how much I liked it at first, and didn't wear it very much. But it steadily grew on me, and now I would like to get a bottle of it eventually.

 

I don't perceive the tobaccos as smoked, I wouldn't like them if I did. To me they are fairly fresh, processed for the cigarette or pipe but u lit and uncharred. They really form the backbone of the scent in the Imp, wet, and when it first dries. I also smell the greasepaint, and on drydown I think I smell horse/horsehair. Some whiff of horses, maybe.

 

After wearing for quite a few hours all of those are dialled back some and the leather and rosin come through more. To the point that I think they've always been there, but now they're just more apparent as the rest has evaporated some. Nicely balanced.

 

There is something "fastidiously clean" about this scent but it doesn't smell like a cleaning chemical or anything soapy. Despite the tobaccos there's a distinct lack of earthiness, dirt, smoke, etc. There's something a bit almost astringent about it. But I really really like it.

 

Because of how this one grew on me, I am willing to try other scents that maybe didn't appeal right away another time or two before really making a decision on them.