Purple Haze

#1362 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I don't typically bother with a popular mid-range scent like a Paco Rabanne, YSL, Azzaro, Boss or Davidoff that's rated below 3.85. But I've found over time a lot of the more niche houses suffer unfairly from doing a scent that doesn't smell like every Invictus, every Y, every Le Male, etc., and now I actively look for scents that people find similar to scents I've never heard of or at least never tried. Glad I did with this scent.19-69 has some unique stuff that is not like every other scent out there. I've already purchased four of their scents and this will be number five. I picked this one to try next out of nostalgia. It kind of fits that in 1969 I was a 15 year old guitarist playing gigs around Southern Illinois when Jimi Hendrix was at his peak, and every band playing bars, clubs, halls and teen centers, which at that time included "New Riders of the Purple Sage", "Chicago", "REO Speedwagon", "Ace", "Head East", "Chase", and everyone had "Purple Haze", "Crosstown Traffic", "Foxy" and more from Hendrix in their set list. Honestly I think I was expecting something more "Psychedelic" than this amazing spicy greenie where you pretty much have to read the notes to know there's cannabis here, since it's more the sort of hemp that grew wild in the woods of Southern Illinois after farmers spent WWII growing it to make rope for warships. That aside, this is one of the most attractive greenies I've ever encountered and I cannot stop inhaling it. It's my first scent with ravensara and palmarosa and I want more like this! Combined with strong cypress and patchouli notes this totally works for me. This is carpool, elevator, small office safe. Fine for business or pleasure. $195 for 100ml, so get a decant and try it out first, but I think you'll like it.

First impression: patch! Oh, ALOT of patch! And labdanum. But thankfully it has a bit of an airy quality (I love labdanum, but I often find it nauseating). It's herbal, green and a little strange? Why does it smell so much better from afar? It wafts up to my nose with a sort of sweetness, rounded and mellow scent. When I stick my nose to my skin it's a little pungent and raw. Fine, I own another green fragrance that does the same thing. This obviously deserves a full wear! My ex grew cannabis in his basement. I know the smell and I'm not overly fond of it. I can't really smell much of it here tbh. The vibe, yes, I get that. But I can't distinguish the cannabis note. There are other herbs in here though, I think it's the thyme that stands out. And violet leaf..my foe, you might have found a spot where you're actually contributing with something here. Maybe, I haven't decided, but time will tell if you and I can finally get along.. One hour in, and I'm already impressed. I never imagined I'd come across a fluffy patchouli

PURPLE INDEED! Hazy indeed! For once - the name reflects well what this is. Purple is the opening! The dry down leaves a gorgeous creamy cannabis and vanilla note backed up with some thyme and bodied out with balsam. Freshness is provided by some bergamot at first and cypress giving a slight - I’m in the forest kinda vibe. This is also helped by a glint of green here and there by violet leaves. The patchouli and musk are not dominant in the scent rather they are there to give a depth and give body as a compliment. To me this is full of contrasts. Sweet, fresh, powdery,’green, purple. A 1960s VW combi with candy soaked cushions and an unsmoked joint that’s fallen somewhere amongst the pillows. Don’t worry though - it’s safe to wear to work the smell is slightly unusual but most people would not register the cannabis until you mention it. Unisex. Definitely Purple. Edit : On second application the initial spray is somewhat patchouli heavy with the bergamot too though after 30 this metamorphs to the above.

You're expecting the purple haze of Woodstock, but what this one gives you is the purple haze inside a witch's cottage filled with fresh herbs recently picked and hung to dry from the ceiling. She's making potions and elixirs galore. Patchouli is certainly one of her herbs she's using, but it's an earthy patchouli that doesn't quite smell like a headshop. The other fresh green herbs that are smaller players here are thyme and ravensara. The ravensara lends an almost camphorous, eucalyptus, licorice, clove aura, but it doesn't go full medicinal. There's a smell of green broken cypress limbs as well as a hint of black pepper that's more like grass corms than the spice (possibly the gurjan balsam). Experiencing it in cold weather, I don't catch the cannabis note, but that doesn't mean it might not show up in warmer weather. This is a ridiculously addictive fragrance. It's not going to be for everyone, but if you like witchy fragrances with patchouli, herbs, and woodsy notes, it's definitely worth a try.

I love this. I adore it. I walk around with my nose buried in my arm when I wear it. Objectively (as possible) I'll say it goes on with a note that strikes me as nutty. I get a similar note in Amouage's Memoir Man. The patchouli and violet leaf then come forward, smoothed by vanilla and white musk. It's intensely green with an atmosphere that is unapologetically "hippie" but also posh and sophisticated. It's the "business hippie" from Harold and Kumar. The French manor surrealistically manifesting in the middle of the jungle in the extended Apocalypse Now. I do have to call BS on fragrances claiming "cannabis" or "hashish" notes. This isn't a knock on the fragrance, just the marketing. I've never found these notes to have any verisimilitude. And yet ... I often love fragrances with these notes. Maybe I'm just a sucker for the atmosphere the note implies? Hopefully my next full bottle, after I've smoked the rest of this sample.

If you wanted to smell like cannabis or something along the lines, this perfume won't do it. It more inspired by the plant and the idea around it. As one comment below stated how it gives a vintage vibe and I couldn't agree more. Imagine being in Woodstock and lighting up a joint on a really humid day, that's basically what I get from this perfume and I love it.It's not really woody, it's not smokey, rather it is a well blended mix of green herbal alongside some note that just reminds me of cannabis but I can't quite pinpoint it; citrus, and definitely an ozonic accord to it as well. Overall, it really is a unique smell that is definitely inspired by the Jimi Hendrix era.

Ultra green and aromatic with slight hint of incense, with a bitter, muddy, medicinal opening. If this smells like cannabis at all, it's the natural herbal plat that predates the now business driven, crystal-laden dank cannabis that you think of these days. Patchouli forward like heavy velvet drapery curtain or a very old armchair upholstery. That said, this scent is somehow airy and open (thanks to the violet leaves), doesn't sit dense on your skin so imo very wearable and unisex. I wasn't born in the 70s but this fits my imagination of the era so perfectly!

I get the potent patch and cannabis - but, moreover, this smells like an amber chypre to me. Like a chypre Grand Soir on my skin. Ambers and chypres and Grand Soir are a few of my favorite things. I haven’t seen anyone else compare it to Grand Soir? Lucky me! This is a supremely brilliant composition. So serenely earthy, woody, and green. Aromatic, herbaceous, resinous, deep, rich, nuanced, outdoorsy. Captivating. MASTERPIECE

This is one of my favorite fragrance’s period. I smell all the notes except cannabis. I know my way around some cannabis and I was expecting to be hit with some actual purple haze scent. I get the patchouli and some of the other notes but I also get play dough and I’m all about it!

dreamy, hazy, poetic. don't be surprised or scared if this attracts something from the other side. lives up to its name perfectly. spot on for visions of purple smoke and swirling figures.

I have no idea why people are saying you can’t smell the cannabis here, it is VERY noticeable. Maybe they’re expecting it to smell like smoked weed or a very pungent gasoline flavored strain? But it smells like the flower, really nails the kind of nondescript fruity-pine-earthy mix with a sharp note running through. I believe most of the listed notes are going towards replicating that smell which is maybe why some people have trouble picking it up, but it smells like a sort of faded incense surrounding fresh bud, almost like your room smelled too strongly of weed so you lit some incense to cover it up lol. The patchouli and balsam notes are also fairly present and mesh very nicely, adds a nice woodiness too, I have a feeling it’d layer quite nice with a wood scent such as Wonderwood. I weirdly don’t get any Bergamot, maybe it’s just blended into the rest and giving the “weed” smell but I can’g exactly pick up on it on it’s own. I also notice the powdery undercurrent which is I think what people are calling vintage, I’m not exactly sure what it is and it kinda throws me off when I focus on it but I actually really enjoy it and think it adds to the palette. It lasts several hours on me and remains fairly present the whole time, maybe my one complaint is that it doesn’t change that much over time, it becomes less pungent and and the floral and vanilla scents come through a bit stronger but that’s it. Overall I do like Purple Haze a lot, it’s not exactly a must buy but I enjoy it for what it is and think it’s kinda unique, for $30 for a travel spray I think it’s worth it if you wanna try a kinda fun take on a freshie but I would absolutely sample it first as I can see why some people wouldn’t like it

I will forever remain conflicted about this scent. On the one hand, this is a beautiful woody/aromatic scent. The mix of earthy greens make almost herbaceous in nature. These herbs and earthy florals blending beautifully with this woody cypress and what smells like southern cedar to form this wonderful herbaceous undergrowth. On the other hand, when I wore this around my friends, one of them exclaimed it smelled like their grandpa and now I can't get that picture out of my mind. I would agree that this is a much older scent, for those from the ages of 35/40 and up. Also, if you are hoping for a really cannabis forward scent, you might want to go somewhere else. While the smell of cannabis leaf is noticeable upon initial spray, it fades quickly to the more powerful notes like cyprus, thyme, and patchouli. Another thing, IF YOU DON'T LIKE PATCHOULI STAY AWAY. This is ULTRA patchouli in the beginning and I think that is what adds to the older feel of this scent. I appreciate it, and I personally like smelling the scent on others, but this one isn't for me and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone under 35 unless you LOVE patchouli.

I thought I was going to hate Purple Haze. I'm not a big fan of the smell of pot but if it must be used in perfume at least here it is done well. Purple Haze isn't really purple. The colors I get from this perfume are fresh green, dark green of pine trees, and brown colors of the swamp, dark brown of cattails and the light gold brown of wind swept or decaying vegetation. Purple Haze is a classic male barber shop cologne w/ a new twist. Freshly green, aromatic, very herbal w/ a dank swamp like smell going on, I assume that is from the pot. It is very outdoorsy. Purple Haze is a bit more casual than a typical barbershop fragrance. It is something to wear when on a nature trail or hanging out w/ friends in a casual setting. I think it is masculine for sure. If you enjoy herbal fragrances w/ lots of fresh woodiness and a wet dankness Purple Haze is something you should check out. I am giving this sample to my husband. It is a nice fragrance and a new twist on a classic barbershop type we have all smelled before but a good one.

Purple Haze opens with a moment of bright fruit, followed by a chewy, cookie-like earthy note; then it resolves into recognizable patchouli, of the dry, woodsy, hippie-ish variety. next, I get deep, squeaky-clean, malachite-green leafiness, exactly like a glossy monstera houseplant. Green is my happy place; while I appreciate more complex, deeper, warmer scents, there’s a “basic bitch” part of me that just wants to smell like a leaf. Purple Haze scratches that itch admirably. Maybe 15 minutes in, the dry patchouli returns, with a pleasant spicy-green crackle. This phase is a lot like patchouli essential oil, except a little cleaned up. I enjoy it. Within an hour and a half, it’s softened to a subtle, not-too-sweet vanilla with plenty of black pepper. 19-69 has a silly hippie theme, but Purple Haze isn’t really a cannabis scent, and it’s decidedly contemporary in style — sheer, minimalist, and tasteful. It’s not groundbreaking, but it’s good. Lightweight enough to be easy in summer, a good honest green patchouli.

To me, this comes across as a patchouli-based fougere; masculine with an old school vibe. This opens with an herbaceous, slightly green, earthy, and aromatic patchouli. I'm shocked that this doesn't have wormwood/artemisia/absinthe in it! It feels like artemisia is in this. Actually, I also get geranium, vetiver, and a bit of incense--none of which are notes. As it develops the patchouli thickens and I get wormwood/artemisia, incense, and slightly minty geranium. The far dry down is mostly patchouli and vetiver. I LOVE the opening and mid, however the vetiver (or woody accords) becomes a bit too much for me in the drydown, making this a "like" rather than a "love". This honestly reminds me of if you were to infuse Amouage Memoir Man with a bunch of patchouli.

The first spray smells like a warm day at a pot farm. It’s not a smoked, skunky pot smell, but instead the smell of picking the leaves before they are dried. It sort of smells like yerba mate, and kind of like pine sap. It’s a thick smell, it envelops me to an almost overwhelming extent. After a couple of hours, it is unmistakably patchouli. The dense, sweet kind like incense. I also smell violet and peppery wood. Smells very natural but might be too strong for indoor activities with other people imo. Perfectly unisex, a smell for the outdoors that lasts and projects.

Boring was the word i thought when i sprayed it on my wrist but it showed me wrong. Endlessly aromatic and bitter woods but grounded warm earthyness on it's base, with minty barbershop type of scent as it dries down. It's familiar in an unsettling way and it reminds me of a summer night on a calm beach with the mountains behind. Not groundbreaking but it is very appealing, especially for someone that doesn't like cologne but wants a perfume to wear during those hot months. I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover.

Incredibly green- is a very light and isn't very intrusive, but personally the bergamot and patchouli were the strongest, with a light pepper and thyme background. it's almost medicinal, and all I can think of is some of Lush's more organic soaps. It's not terrible by any means. It goes on powdery, and immediately dies down into a nice, light incense-y scent that still feels darker and relaxed. Wouldn't be a go to, but it certainly would fit certain occasions I feel.

I swear this smells the same as Sloth by Zoologist about 40 minutes in. I thought I initially of Bat several minutes in but the fruitiness went another direction. It's sweetness reminds me of the beeswax and herbal punch. It's only a little bit lighter. Comparing the prices this is the winner even if I like Sloth a bit more. I wish there was more of a dank and hazy pungency, because I don't get any of that.

Tested on skin. The green and violet colors comes to my mind. The start is a complex and fantastic earthy green, wet, and natural, with some sourness and astringent smell, and ended up with some smooth lipid feel. Like a garden in a country side. I would love this one as one of my choice of green parfum. ------ 给人最明显的颜色印象是绿和紫。前调闻到很美妙且earthy的绿意,潮湿,而且是更天然更raw的绿,带着酸涩,末尾又勾回来一些脂质的圆滑感。是我很喜欢的绿意主题的香水。