Private Teahouse

As a Chinese individual who grew up with tea, I can confidently say this fragrance captures a genuine tea scent. Unlike something like Wulong Cha—which, despite its name meaning oolong tea, lacks a true tea essence—this perfume excels in authenticity. At first spray, you're greeted with a unique blend of sweet and bright peach notes intertwined with dark smokiness. A subtle tea undertone emerges, seamlessly tying everything together and transporting you to a bustling dim sum restaurant or a lively tea house filled with conversation and the scent of smoking teas. As the fragrance dries down, the exquisite tea note of Lapsang Souchong becomes increasingly prominent, making it irresistible to sniff repeatedly. This scent is creative, long-lasting, dynamic, and photorealistic. It's truly a wonderful creation.

Some of the other reviews mention this being a very sweet, peachy perfume but on me the notes I smell the most of are the tea, smoke, and cacao. There are hints of the peach which is nice as it cuts through the otherwise mildly bitter makeup of the other notes, but it is not overwhelming. The tea itself is very photorealistic, if you like the smell of actual tea in a bag there's no doubt you'll like this. The sickly sweetness described in the other reviews seems to just be up to body chemistry, but despite this I am sure this is a general crowd pleaser.

This is for a fairy who hosts tea parties in her little pine fairy forest.... she puts on a fire and boils the water for the tea, lights the incense, puts out the peach jam for little treats, and invites all her fairy friends. This is so incredibly lapsang souchong.... so smoky and dry with that pine quality!!!! and the peach gives it this wonderful jaminess that sweetens it juuust so. if you love camping and the quickly dwindling art of tea spreads at camp then this is for you!!!!!

strong bitter peach that I really enjoy, not super sweet and has some nice complexity with the smokey cocoa and wood in the background. almost distracting to spray it on my own wrist because I just spend all day sniffing my arm instead of whatever else I'm meant to be doing lasts ages and has good sillage - i can spray it before work and still notice it projecting even after i get home really really love, one of my all-time favourites

Something about this scent is so addicting to me. To me, this isn't supposed to represent what tea smells like, but what the atmosphere of a very smoky and old teahouse smells like, where the workers are older and have stories to tell. The tea is somewhere being prepared in the background, not right in front of you. Very woody and smoky while having very sweet undertones - I love it.

when I first sprayed this i was like, "oh, its a whiskey/tobacco/vanilla" perfume. only to get on here and find that none of those are listed notes?? But that gives you the general vibe; this is not a tea scent at all. its smokey, sweet, rubbery, and peachy. my ex said that it smells like the print studio they work in...

Such a beautiful masterpiece. I don’t get the cough syrup that others say they get. I do get a slight rubber feel to it tho. This might be my next pickup, gonna have to do some thinking. Edit: I ended up buying it lol

Strangely comforting and addictive. A beautiful incensey, smokey black tea and cedar scent. If you like Eucalyptus 20, I think you’ll enjoy this.

sweet peach tea on an old leather jacket. Atmospheric and beautiful, not for everyone.

Private Teahouse is a fragrance I can definitely appreciate, even if it isn’t quite my style. While I’ve never experienced a traditional private teahouse myself, I can absolutely see the vision Chasing Scents was aiming for. To me, it smells incredibly reminiscent of temples in Laos and Thailand. The incense and woods are the stars of the fragrance, evoking the scent of countless incense sticks burning inside a wooden temple. The peach adds a gentle sweetness that reminds me of fruit offerings placed on family ancestor altars, creating a beautifully nostalgic atmosphere. There’s also a subtle medicinal quality that brings Tiger Balm to mind, though it’s smooth and well blended rather than sharp. I can pick out each of the listed notes, but they melt together seamlessly into a cohesive fragrance. I’d consider it truly unisex, though it leans slightly masculine on my skin. Personally, I prefer something a little fruitier, so I’ve been layering it with a brighter fruity fragrance to soften the incense and wood while keeping its depth. Although it isn’t something I’d wear often, it’s a scent I genuinely admire. It’s evocative, nostalgic, and thoughtfully composed, and I think it captures the atmosphere it sets out to create remarkably well.

I like this scent more when I stop thinking of it as a black tea scent, and instead as a "teahouse" scent. it reminds me strongly of a place I visited as a child--after a long day walking with my dad in the big city, we went upstairs to a small Chinese history museum run by an old auntie. this scent smells like the walls of that place, and the memory that's lingered with me for years since. it's super smoky for sure--like the years of cigarettes that the auntie's husband smoked into the furniture, the sepia-toned portraits of women in fashionable qipaos, and the hundreds of cups of tea she served to all the visitors who were probably not there for the obscure, out-of-the-way museum. it's pretty strong, and not for me to wear often--but I'll definitely pull it out once in a while for the specific types of nostalgia it gives me. to me, it's an art scent :)

Sampling this on card at a store, it smelled distinctly like motor oil. Amused to see from other reviews I wasn't the only one transported to an engine bay or mechanic. On my skin however it's far more consistent with the quoted notes of smoky tea and cedarwood. Immediately off the spray I smell whisky, which quickly gives way to smoke and resin, eventually settling on smoke and wood. The smoke has a hint of greenness to it and is quite pleasant and incense-adjacent. I get a little cola-ish sweetness underneath that I wish presented more clearly. Might also be part of the labdanum rounding it out. It also sits fairly close to the skin, unfortunately. Definitely tea*house*, not tea.

Not your typical fresh tea scent. Smokey woods and tea with a fruity twist. Evokes stepping into an old antique furniture store to escape the cold rain, with tea brewing and glazed peaches caramelising over a fireplace. The smoke is strong and has a dryness from the cacao, but the tart sweetness from the peach, and bitterness from the tea balance the smokiness from becoming overbearing, with the cedar acting as the anchor to it all. It's a cozy and welcoming escape.

If you like some smoke in your fumes then this is your jam! The smoke in this is like you're sitting in front of a massive bonfire with a cup of tea. It's a surprisingly natural scented fragrance with everything that does go on here. The drydown does see the smoke back off a bit and sweeten up a smidge. Enjoyable if you like some complexity in your fragrances.

I found this very enticing--warm, cozy, well blended. Doesn't really read as a tea scent to me, which is a good thing. The woods, labdanum and cacao are more prominent. Fruit is there but I don't know that I would have guessed peach if I couldn't look at the notes.

An intense smokey tea fragrance, it has a fresh varnish quality and lasts forever.

I don’t really smell any tea — it’s dominated by a strong smoky scent. At first, it’s smoky cocoa, then it gradually turns into smoky peach. The peach isn’t fresh, juicy, or succulent, but more like a candied or dried peach.

There's a weird rubbery kinda accord in this that I don't care for. The initial blast is really challenging, and then it settles into a smokey tea and, yeah, rubber. I think it's the sap note? Not great.

Smells like chocolate being burnt on a cedar bonfire. There's some underlying sweetness but I get zero peach. Has some incense quality. It's a bit confusing. Has the potential to be cloying. Not for me.

I am surprised no one has figured Lattafa Wajood is 1:1 clone boasting 5x longevity. Funnily, I have both of them and low key regret getting the way more expensive Private Teahouse.