Dead Leaves, Honeyed Patchouli, and Champaca Blossom

[izile]

[No additional description given.]

 

Tested at NYCC (note: Tested on the sith, so male skin chemistry)

In the bottle: I actually had a hard time smelling this one in the bottle, might have been nose overload or con-air. Was trying to hit the coffee shakers between sniffs to clean the palate.

Wet: the patchouli was fairly soft, a little sweet from the honey, and there was a lot more "leaf" going on right off the top than with a lot of the other ones. This was the leafiest one to me.

Dry down: the honeyed patchouli and champaca blossoms don't really stand out from the dead leaves, but blend in. This is the most homogeneous smelling of the blends, I think, but if the dead leaf base note is your favorite, this might be right up your alley.

[d0gbones]

In the bottle: This year's leaves are a lot milder, but that's still all I'm getting so far.

 

Applied: Leaves, mainly but I think I can pick out the champaca.

 

Worn: I don't get any patchouli from this and the champaca has blended about 50/50 with the leaves.

 

Again, not a strong dead leafy scent like last year's, but it in terms of how well the notes blend together that's a good thing. The champaca note goes almost woody after an hour or so, it's very soft and comforting.

[roseus]

The dead leaves is the most prominent note, especially wet. Dry the leaves are a little smoother and sweeter, and everything is very well blended. If I really search I faintly smell of champaca and a little bite from patchouli.

Edited October 26, 2016 by roseus

[lookingglass]

I was very excited to try this one, because I love honey, patchouli, and champa, but the dead leaves were so dominant, and became too acrid on my skin. It was very dry and bitter, like a dead leaf single note, even.

[zankoku_zen]

This oddly enough smelled like olive blossom, a touch of honey, and maybe some dirty leafy patchouli. This one has been the oddest Dead Leaves on my skin. But yeah, I actually get a very strong olive oil note from this blend. Good throw and wear length.

[Bamels]

This is really green. The leaves are wet and have fragrant flowers mushed up in them. This has got a lot of throw and the patchouli is dominant now it is dry. I would like to come back to it in Summer and see whether I will wear it.