Centrepiece

Update review (my original is somewhere down the page. Irrelevant tangent time - wow, is it really over a year since I first commented on this one? Where is the time going???!) Anyways. I finally saved up enough for a big bottle of this, and I am thrilled with it, I really love it. I find it to be one of those scents that just lifts my mood, it just has a happy vibe to it for some reason. And as previously mentioned, I still find this an extremely well blended, smooth and accomplished fragrance. When liberally spritzing myself with my new bottle of Centrepiece the other day it suddenly dawned on me what this reminds me of; I thought before some kind of FM Musc Ravageur + Chanel Beige inspired feeling, maybe a distant cousin or something. But it came to me now what my brain was reaching for: Imagine that once upon a time Musc Ravageur and Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphaea met and fell in love. Around the same time, in another place Creed's Jasmine Imperatrice Eugenie was being swept off her feet by Chanel Beige. In time both couples had children, a boy for MR and AAFN, and a girl for JIE and CB. Time passed and these children grew up to become young adults, and one summers day they met one another in the park, and fell head over heels in love at first sight. After a whirlwind romance that basically looked like a photo/video montage from instagram or pinterest of something - all picnics in the park with hampers and checked gingham rugs, selfies in the sun showing tousled and sun lightened hair, rosy glowing cheeks, photos of cakes baked together, you know the kind of thing I mean - they got married in summer, in the park where they first met. A year or two later they welcome their first baby into the world, and that baby, a baby who's grandparents were MR, AAFN, JIE & CB, a baby born of love and sunshine. That baby (now all grown up themself) is of course Centrepiece! I also wanted to just add that I am really surprised at some of the reiews, I guess this must be one that really develops differently on different skin because I simply cannot recognise it as the same perfume in some of the other reviews. I get nothing remotely like Coromandel, or Prada Amber, and no chocolate, no cherries, no wax or plastic or playdoh and so on. When I see a bunch of reviews all saying something similar to each other, and they happen to be a million miles away from what I have experienced I always wonder is it just a skin chemistry+personal references and perceptions and tastes, or is there some batch variation or something at play here?

This stuff is fabulous, glad it has been added to the database :) I will have to wear it again soon and then I will add a proper review, I didn't really make notes when I've worn it before. Just a few rough thoughts from previous wears, and I will update with a proper review shortly. I ordered a 4ml mini of this with an order from 4160 Tuesdays a few months ago, there was no info on it at the time and it wasn't listed on the full bottle size pages, I just happened to notice the name appeared in a dropdown menu list for the sample sizes and decided on a whim to add one to my order. What good fortune that I did because this perfume is gorgeous! I tried it on with no preconceptions or ideas of the type of scent, the notes, nothing other than the name. But it was one of those scents where you smell it for the first time and just think "yes!" as you inhale! There is a definite sweetness to this but not in a candy-gourmand kind of way, nor is it at all fruity, and the sweetness is not strong or overpowering at all. The honey was not cloying to my nose, instead it added an animalic nuance especially when combined with the ceder. This animalic note combined with the musk and vanilla actually brought to mind Musc Ravageur, albeit a friendlier more approachable version. I did not identify Frangipani as a note, although I have only ever smelled that in summery, tropical type scents and so do not have a clear reference for it in my head. This was definitely one of those times when I loved what I was smelling and desperately wanted more information about notes etc. As strange as it may sound I felt that this was a kind of cross between Musc Ravageur and Chanel Beige edt, but with an added "something". This feels to me a very accomplished scent; I have enjoyed most of Sarah's work to date but this one marks a new level of achievement and skill. I doubt that anyone sniffing blind would attribute this to a small indie house, not that there is anything wrong with previous releases from the house, just that this one reaches a new level, smelling refined, polished and balanced. I am saving for a full bottle and highly recommend checking this one out.

Well, this is a lovely scent! It opens with a rather sophisticated burst of fragrance -- I picked up on the green tea and honey, also musk. I continued to get all of these as well as middle notes of cedar and a general floral scent. As it dries down, I then get a lovely and lasting waft of frangipani, cedar, vanilla... in approximately that order. I'm not overly keen on gourmands that smell like actual food, but Centrepiece manages to stay on the right side of that. Somehow the more serious musk and cedar scents balance the frangipani and vanilla nicely. Towards the end the sweet smells win out a little more, but I still don't find it cloying or lacking in nuance. Really, really like this one. It was a blind buy and it is a very pleasant surprise. It's very versatile. I could happily wear it to work, at the weekend, or on a date (should anyone ask me!). And I can also see it working throughout the seasons; I'd be interested to see if I got more of the sweet vanilla scent in cold weather. I really like it right now (spring time) and perhaps that's why I'm enjoying the cedar notes so much as they give it a certain freshness and depth that sweet scents can sometimes lack. Emotionally, this is both comforting and energising, in a curious way. I want to smell it because it is pleasurable, and it makes me smile. At the same time, I get a little zingy burst of oomph that makes me feel quite purposeful as well as comforted. It has lasted well on me and still smells good ten hours later, which is a lot longer than many of the 4160 fragrances seem to last on me. I can see myself coming back to this versatile fragrance a lot. Edit: I do come back to this a lot! I am now getting a strong anise note in the opening, which is unexpected as I don't remember smelling that when I first tried it. It is beautiful versatile scent.

This is my second bottle from 4160 Tuesdays after picking up a bottle of Eau My Soul a couple months back. Between these two and the others I’ve sampled, I’m very high on this house. It seems like their scents are just nice, unpretentious, and fun, and quite high quality. Centrepiece is a gourmand scent that isn’t too foody. I get a lot of vanilla, honey, and tonka in the opening. There is no tonka listed, but I did notice it listed coumarin as an ingredient on the box, so that probably explains the tonka. I also get what smells a lot like tobacco to me, although that’s not listed either. That’s probably the note other people here are describing as cherry. The musk is also very prevalent and adds a sort of smooth dustiness. Overall, it actually kind of reminds me of Feve Delicieuse and Kilian Back to Black. The drydown is somewhat linear, but it does soften a bit and the almond-like frangipani becomes more prevalent. The scent does seem to lean a bit more feminine overall, but men can certainly wear it. I know I’m going to be wearing this every day for the next while. Really beautiful stuff. Another favorite from 4160 Tuesdays.

Centrepiece I was initially disappointed by, but that was upon first application. I swear that, although it isn't listed that there's cinammon in this. Centrepiece is a strange scent that reminds me rather strongly of sweet vanilla cakes. Somewhat similar to Tendre Madeline by Laurence Dumont, only nothing like it at all - but a similar feeling. i'm not entirely sure why, but I can't seem to grasp the sorbet. I was informed by Sarah that green tea wasn't use in this, or Doe in the Snow. I can detect it in that, but not in this. This is a very musky scent in the dry down and I adore that. However, I find this to be perhaps a bit to one dimensional for me. It transforms beautifully and is, as the reviewer below me stated, undoubtedly classy... but sadly not all that interesting to me. I may have to wear it a bit more, though, and perhaps buy a 9mL spray. The fragipani in this is beyond beautiful, also.

I am working my way through a box of 4160 Tuesdays Samples. This is the third I have sampled and so far all three have been loves. The opening is strong, this is where the frangipani and honey are most prominent.The vanilla and sorbet notes take over after about five minutes and continue until the end. I have been wearing this for five hours and am left with a delicious vanilla skin scent. I don't get any cedar at all which is odd as it is a note that really amps up on me. The sample set of seven small vials of 4160 Tuesdays perfumes come wrapped in individual coloured tissue paper and opening them is akin to opening your favourite sweets as a child. For the sake of my wallet I really hope there are some in here that I dislike as so far I want three full bottles! Lovely stuff.

I get the sorbet, frangipani, choccie and a touch of vanilla and musk. I definitely get the chocolate and frangipani in bucket loads at first but then it quickly settles down and the sorbet and vanilla become much more evident. Centrepiece is a sweet, totally feminine, gourmand, delicious fragrance but its stays close to the skin and only lasts an hour or two at the most on me. If you love gourmands then this is definitely one to try. I suspect that everyone else can smell this long after my nose has gone blind. Its a delicious fragrance.

Absolutely delicious! Smells like a cross between Chanel Beige and Sexiest Scent. The top notes are very much like opening of Beige, then towards middle and base notes the Sexiest Scent starts pushing through. The drydown is a sweeter, creamier and more luxurious version of Sexiest Scent. Just my opinion... Longevity and projection are pretty fabulous. I wonder what the extrait version is like...

Very pretty vanilla scent. And I agree that there’s some similarities to Angel, but I would not have thought that until I read it below. With the patchouli missing, it’s distinctly different, making this less sharp and much easier to wear. There’s also powder present, and I do pickup the ground chocolate note. Gorgeous.

A white floral for those that hate white florals (me!)...the vanilla and honey really stand out in this, but the floral edge keeps it from being overly sweet...this is a very beautiful fragrance...

4160 Tuesdays Centerpiece is another artistic creation by Sarah McCartney, its sweet, powdery, floral mix serving as a semi-feminine reminder of the intoxicating wonders of sweet florals. Frangipani, or Hawaiian lei flower, is likely the main player, and I'm only reasonably assured of that by process of elimination, as it's the only floral note and there seems to be a lot of florals in this. It smells of a white/yellow floral mix, not too sharp on its own, but then mixed with the sweet elements of vanilla, honey and a soft, white musk, as well as cedar and even green tea, though I don't detect the green tea, really, except perhaps for a moment at the opening. It's pretty heavily sweet throughout, but the floral / vanilla / honey / musk balance tells most of the story of this, as the tea is barely there and the cedar lies in the background. Part of the vanilla-lover in me loves this. As much as I do like this scent, though, I dare say I might love smelling it on a woman, for whom it would feel more fitting. Performance is strong, well above average for a scent of its type, and more robust than the last couple 4160 Tuesdays scents I've tried, though the brand generally produces rather strong juice. At $110 for 50ml (Luckyscent, Indiescents, Olfactif), its pricing is reasonable enough for any fan of the scent (this pricing suits me just fine for Freeway, for example). A like on my skin, a love on someone else's. In any case, a pleasant unisex-enough scent that demands trying. 7 out of 10

Hmmmm, not sure about this one. It's classy, no doubt about it. I'd call it a very grown-up, serious gourmand. Bitter dark chocolate and almond/marzipan from the frangipani. I don't get any vanilla/honey sweetness from this at all, though, and I can't pick out the sorbet note. Not my usual, but it's certainly intriguing and a compulsive-wrist-sniffing job for a good while as it settles on the skin. Unfortunately, the drydown on me gets bitter, soapy and very much like the kind of cologne mature men wore in the early 90s. There's a bit of the old Polo Ralph Lauren in the green bottle, which is weird as they don't appear to share any notes. I'm a 4160T groupie. I am in deep, deep love with Doe in the Snow, Midnight in the Palace Garden and Tokyo Spring Blossom, and I own and enjoy many others from this house. But I struggle with 'men's cologne' drydowns on my skin, so this sample is going back in the box and maybe I'll revisit it another day...

This is such a cool fragrance. It opens up with mostly green tea, musk, and sorbet on my skin. I wasn't sure at first. It was pretty but green tea is not usually my thing. But when this dries down, I get lots of honey, vanilla, frangipani and it smells intoxicating. The deep drydown has almost a tobacco touch which again is not my thing but I enjoyed it. This is an incredibly unique fragrance IMO. I've never smelled anything like it. I personally don't get too much of the wood and none of the chocolate which is fine with me. I would get a bottle of this if the smaller sizes were available here in the US. I won't buy a larger bottle as I live in a warm climate and I wouldn't get a ton of use out of this. It's much more of a cooler weather fragrance IMO. But if I ever can get a smaller bottle or decant, I'd jump on it. I'm really enjoying this perfume house and can't wait to try more

On first spray, I thought I’d made a mistake - there’s a herbal sharpness (I’m assuming it’s cedar) which I thought was going to doom it. However, this settles down within 15 minutes to give a lovely honeyed floral vanilla-y powder - it’s so different to the opening! It’s quietly steady - perhaps a good everyday base or working from home scent to give comfort. I like it as a sample, but I’m not sure I love it.

Lovely sample from a generous fragrantican. Of the 3 I sampled from this house this had a different vibe, more refined, well blended. I get a lot of patchouli but i also get the almondy chord from the frangipani. The musk is there and I get the honey. Overall I really like this but it gives me the same pleasure and same feeling as i get from prada amber which is less expensive and has better longevity.

I agree with @EmmaSmells. This is giving big Angel vibes. So much so that I assumed there was patchouli in here before reading the note breakdown. But its not there, but there is honey and chocolate, both of which are featured notes in Angel. Very warm, thick fragrance. Hardly floral or tea-like. I like it quite a bit, but it's not at all what I was expecting.

A beautiful floral semi-gourmand. The first blast is rather like root beer, which settles out after ten minutes. I get no individual honey or vanilla note, but a bit of the chocolate does make an appearance. For the most part, though, this is a floral-dominated fragrance. Like other 4160s, unfortunately, longevity is poor.

A lovely sweet gourmand floral, leaning toward the vanilla and frangipani and tea. The wood is a back up player along with the musk, and the chocolate is simply not there. Does conjure up a floral sorbet. But it has a synthetic vibe I don't like, and while I hate to apply an age or sex, I see this as young woman:16--26.

6.5/10 (9/10 if i was a man) bright, but also warm and spicy with some powdered vanilla. to me this is a weird warm mint that reminds me of musc ravageur. it's less animalistic.

lovely. Tea/honey/wood and vanilla come through for me. Soft and sophisticated. Romantic. I don’t really get the chocolate or floral thankfully.