Patchouli & Neroli

[zankoku_zen]

Piquant and dirty.

[zankoku_zen]

Orange smeared patchouli. That's what this smells like. As if you took patchouli and rolled it around in orange juice, trying to make it less "patchy". It's still patchy. But now also with citrus! Medium throw and wear length.

[torikitty]

I wish my nose translated neroli like everyone else. I had a Bitter Orange tree, and loved smelling the blossoms. Neroli from the lab doesn't smell like those blossoms. It smells more acrid to me, like a dying plant, or branches and leaves that are being cut from the tree in the hot sun. And then mown over with a hot lawnmower.

 

But I was hopeful with the patchouli. Going on wet, the neroli takes over. As it dries, the patchouli starts to come out. There's a woody quality to it now. The patchouli balances out eventually, but I'm still getting the acrid neroli in the background. This just solidifies for me that I don't like the lab's neroli. If you smell neroli differently, and enjoy patchouli, this could work for you.

Edited June 23, 2020 by torikitty

[ralenth]

On my skin, this dries to a muted patchouli and orange creamsicle. It's a little unusual, but also pretty.