Another World

I love this fragrance. My go-to right now. The ink opening is so interesting, and after about an hour you are left with a really great musky and woody comforting fragrance. I was thinking this would be an autumn winter vibe but I’ll be wearing it year-round. It lasts a good while too.

It has that soft, paper-like, musky quality that immediately brings L’Eau Papier to mind, but this feels slightly deeper and more grounded, with a more defined structure. The ink and wood notes add form without making it feel heavy, so it still comes across as light and fluffy.

So nice! Papery-musks,pine and a light ink note. It’s super simplistic but really soothing and more interesting to my nose than the abundance of white musks out there. To me this smells somewhere inbetween angel dust and L’eau Papier. The person below me described it very well!

It smells very similar to CDG - Marseille, but with a cooler, fresher vibe.

This fragrance bears a striking resemblance to L’Eau Papier by Diptyque, and I have to start by admitting that; it’s an undeniable truth. Looking at the note lists alone, you’d never connect the two, but your nose absolutely would. The similarity, I believe, lies in the combination of musk and peppery nuances possibly even a roasted sesame facet / black pepper. In Papier, the “ink effect” comes from the trio of roasted sesame extract, rice steam, and musk; and that same ink impression exists here too. While Papier can sometimes lean a bit too sharp and peppery on my skin, this one feels softer, slightly more coniferous in tone. The finishing touches here are exquisite. This turned into more of a comparison than a simple review, but honestly, there was no other direction to take. Overall, it’s a beautiful scent; refined and well-crafted, with a drydown that’s particularly impressive. 3 months later: I now turn to this whenever I want something less powder-driven and far darker in mood; so much so that I find myself craving it even more than the aforementioned reference. The pine-like facets and the subtle inky nuance are simply stunning... Tag(s): Ink, musk, austere, pine-wood, melancholic, dry paper feel