Harvest Season

My second sampling from d’Annam is Harvest Season, a fresh medley of citruses, pink pepper, hay, violet, and vetiver, not especially citric or fruity or sharp, but a bit of each, along with some gravitas from (in my opinion) the hay. The violet strikes me as the standout of the entire mix, used judiciously but feeling like a logical bridge between the citruses and hay. Overall, it’s very nice and a less sweet alternative to Da Lat, my first try of the line from yesterday (the Chapter 1 collection was released in its entirety in 2023 at the same time, though, I believe). The entire line is priced at $120 for 50ml, in EDP concentration, and sold via the house site primarily, though Luckyscent sells five of the nine scents in the line, currently. I ordered my discovery set from the house website directly, and the presentation on both the discovery set and (from what I can tell) the boxes is very nice. 8 out of 10

If it has harvest in the name... its a banger. The opening is citrusy, and i'm surprised to not see any amber in here, maybe that's just me. It reads very fresh and retains a zest, which some people might read as more masculine, though I disagree. The pink pepper is there, but is blended wonderfully, and isn't overbearing in ways i otherwise often find it. Over time it settles, but retains that brightness, with the slight woodiness coming out, and becoming more aromatic! It's so great to get whiffs of. A really good longevity and decent sillage as well. Imo this would be a great gym/office frag. Edit: I can't stop coming back to this fragrance. I don't know what it is, but the citrus is so well blended and balanced. Da Lat, Harvest Season, and Monsoon Tea have established this as one of my new favourite fragrance houses.

This scent smells like what I feel like it would be to be a young child running freely in a golden field. Middle school, still weeks away and you're not yet old enough to know parted friendships nor heartbreak. Its a beautiful, nostalgic fragrance. At first sniff, the grapefruit is ever so present and strong but it dies down into a more powdery scent, which I normally dislike. Here, that powdery note is calming and simple, unlike the usual baby powder, baby wipe, or old vintage makeup that I tent to associate with powder smelling fragrances. I guess I kind of recognize it as a nice, fresh and clean deodorant, if that paints a better picture? But anyways, I'd recommend this fragrance to all of yall 8.5/10 <3

For most will be disappointed due to the lack of hay note, but this is such a lovely scent. This is the only full bottle fragrance, I've bought from Chapter 1, its sunny warm citrus, all the way through and its so uplifting and refreshing.

Call me a simpleton but I enjoy this one a lot. Citrusy, lightly masculine-leaning, attractive to me. I love Japanese Whiskey for nights out on my husband, and this one seems like a lovely daytime companion to that scent.