Buen Camino

Lavender, incense, and some spiciness thanks to star anise makes this a unique scent to wear. The lavender plays with immortelle to create a polysporin like scent, or maybe it's Band-aids. The drydown has more incense and spice and the perfume eventually wears closer to the skin. There's something about the quality of it that reminds me of vintage perfumes, but I know that it smells like nothing I've tried before. It's that there's not an overdose of ambroxan or musks in it, so you can wear lots of it for that blast of medicinal lavender, but it never overpowers or feels like it's too much. Sillage is average, longevity is easily 8 hours. Unisex too.

This stuff is amazing in any season, but i especially love it in spring. It’s quickly becoming my most sprayed fragrance. It’s beautiful but has a grotesque underbelly, it’s uplifting but melancholic. It makes me happy to be alive, happy that such complex things exist in the world. I decided to wear it on my wedding day. Because at its core, any lasting relationship is a long, challenging journey with highs and lows and bumps and bruises along the way, but those things just make reaching the destination that much sweeter.

Sharp, eclectic, and electric to start, calms to a smooth spice with a latte backbone. It took me a few wears before it finally clicked with me. My first wear, I got an oppressively sharp asphalt, but on subsequent wears that became smoother, sweeter, and I was able to smell more and more of the beautiful composition. I love Carter’s use of creative compositions to convey story and place, truly a wonderful creation!

Buen Camino is a clever interpretation of the perfumer’s narrative, evolving through a fascinating reflection of the environment and landscape; for me it contrasts hurt and suffering with gentle waves of soul-soothing compassion and healing, never flat or one-dimensional - really lovely work. Courtesy of the wonderfully curated Sainte Cellier, London.

This made me say wow. It smells like tea cakes with lavender sugar and a freshly opened package of instant coffee. The immortelle plays really well the with lavender, lending a honeyed hay note. There is lots of dry spice and really elegant edible notes, like Musc Ravageur's quirky cousin.