Terracota Musk

Genuinely reminiscent of a warm terracotta jar. Or perhaps roof tiles baking in the sun. Ambrette, white florals n musk form into something earthier on the potter's/perfumers wheel. Brief well adhered to. Smell of washing clay floor tiles but a little sweeter. Very artistic, love it.

This is like the perfume equivalent of a cup of hot milk with a touch of vanilla. It could be a chai latte if it had any spiced notes. It doesn't smell milky at all, but it lingers close to your skin and makes you feel warm and cozy, like a cup of hot milk late at night. The orange blossom and bergamot notes at the beginning give a fresh start. The florals are faint IMO but help balance the fragrance. In the drydown phase, the vanilla and musk notes pair nicely and are sweet enough (not in a sickly way, thankfully) to make you feel warm and cozy, as I mentioned before. I always feel like I'm wearing an angora sweater when I wear this. I also gave it to a friend of mine as a gift and not only she loves it but she also receives many compliments on her smell. Only drawback: its lasting power is not that great.

Lovely musk that stayed on skin for over six hours and on clothing well over twelve hours. Great for those who like the scent to be intimate. Love the lychee in the opening. It mixed well with the freesia. Love the iris in dry down as it mixed with the sweet vanilla.

Great durability. Very long lasting and soft at first. Something in the dry down was not to my liking. 3/5

This is absolutely lovely but not for me. It opens with powdery sweetness made lighter and brighter by the fruit. The freesia really pulls you in, the first 15 minutes of this fragrance are heavenly, make you think of a warm, sunny spring afternoon, sitting on a patio somewhere in the Mediterranean, enjoying a nice vanilla latte, taking in the smells of tiny bergamot trees and blooming flowers in their terracotta pots. Then comes the jasmine and my dreamy afternoon gets ruined by a lady wearing too much perfume, sitting way too close to me. I no longer can enjoy my latte and start feeling a bit annoyed and uncomfortable. If you don't mind jasmine you might love it throughout. For me it's a bit much. I'd love to find something similar minus the jasmine middle note.