TERRAM

Terram immediately conjures up the headspace of a coniferous forest and the undergrowth below, including the sweet sap of understory deciduous trees, the autumnal fading of vegetation, and the needles and cones that carpet the floor. I recognize a smell as being that from the Bois de Landes base from Robertet, one of my favorite bases in my own collection of perfumer's materials. It is a co-extraction of French pine resinoid and Virginia cedarwood oil. Its scent profile consists of fruity, berry, blackcurrant facets, balsam fir, suggestions of spruce tips, and—the scent of gold pine straw: the fallen pine needles. I am convinced the perfumer has used it, but if she didn't, whatever accord she created is just as utterly heavenly. This is anchored by a patchouli and benzoin-forward amber that further amplifies this effect, feeling damp, almost peaty, reminding me of the childhood exploration of decaying stumps and looking up to see the tall Eastern White Pines reaching up into the heavens like sacred spires. Terram has a meditative quality to it; it's melody is that of nature itself, in earnest, not a sketch, cartoon, or caricature; it truly feels like an ode to the woods from the treetops to the ground in which roots reach far and deep, with thousands of miles of mycelium interwoven in an impossible-to-fathom network of communication. It nods in reverence to the forest as our primeval home, while never feeling like treacly adulation; it feels steady, warm, and confident in its strides. It is the great blue heron of the marsh rather than the shrieking red-tailed hawk. It's a slow burner, and once all resins, coppice, and earth recede, what's left is the bare, dry heartwood of the surrounding trees, with whispers of the future saplings germinated in tomorrow's forest cathedral. It is at that time that I look forward to wearing Terram all over again.

Terram Very clean and precise with a touch of depth. The depth is somewhat blurred, but on the surface there is a fairly clean terrain that gives width and space. Very easy to wear, does not require a specific declaration. This in itself is what it is and that is all the beauty. This perfume is like when you try to inhale and you want to say something very wise. But you still decided to keep it to yourself. You let others speak for themselves. You are innocent in all this and you are simple and calm. Very innocent and wise. More info at: frag_explorer

Very interesting woody fragrance, not obvious and definitely for someone that wants to smell distinct. Yes it is woody but in a different mellow creamy oily way - like a cedar flavored whipping cream. On clothes it's smell is softer, on skin it's spicier and more manly. It's like French Lover by Frederic Malle had a romance with benzoin :) Edit: the performance is mediocre but the smell is so unique that I think it justifies the purchase :)

CEDARWOOD! I get loads of it, but it's sort of a dusty cedarwood, think about the dust that resides when cedar is cut, that's what I get from it with a sweet undertone. I'm surprised it's not the top note and instead is Benzoin. Folks, this is fantastic, one of the best cedarwoods that I've tried and I tried many

A most beautiful patchouli, vetiver and amber combo that produces a deliciously chocolaty effect! It's so cool, because there actually no chocolate mentioned in the description, but I totally smell it. Beautifully blended a little sweet earthy chocolate.