Twin Peaks 雙記

It's a fragrance with a really unusual transformation I've never experienced before. And it explains its name in a very unexpected twist. After intense dark woody, citrusy, and rosy-floral start, it gradually begins to smell like the paper packaging of those 10-year old pu-erh bars. Not just the tea itself, but also the smell of that aged paper—not dry though, rather soil-like. This tea-paper scent gets closer and closer to the skin until becomes barely traceable—that's where aromatic woods, some citrus, and dry incenses walk in. The scent transforms into these and you can barely believe it smelled like tea not so long ago. However, those aromatic woody and citrus notes become more calm after some time. And that's where the final blow appears—this notes combo reveals a tender pinewood smell. Not too intense, not too myrrh, it doesn't give you chills like intense pinewood fragrances do, but it combines with those already faded previous note to make the pine smell feel emotionally-cold and slightly unsettling, but not necessarily dark. Needless to say it's not a blind-buy fragrance. It's okay for light-coloured clothes though. Longevity is really good, assuming your surroundings let all of the notes open and you can smell them all.

disclaimer that i haven’t tried lapsang souchong tea (though i suspect most of these reviewers haven’t either) so im admittedly a bit uneducated. when i hovered my nose over the sample i ordered from luckyscent i actually was reminded of my friend’s barley tea, though i don’t smell this when i actually put it on skin. at first spritz i get a blast of photorealistic balsamic vinegar on my skin, which is already mellowing out a couple minutes after spraying, but only slightly. its funny, i’ve dismissed tea scents that were milder than this as too herbal and leafy but this one is delightful so far.

Epichron Twin Peaks olyan, mintha két tealevél sorsa fonódna össze egy füstös hegyi fülkében. Bergamot frissessége nyitja az illatot, majd a lapsang souchong és a fekete tea lágy füstös főzete borítja be a kompozíciót. A szívben szinte észrevétlenül méz és a rózsa lágyítja a teás karaktert .A tömjén pedig balzsamos fátylat borít köré. A leszáradásban cédrus,vetiver és érzéki pézsma teremt meleg, fás, hamvas alapot. Az összhatás egyszerre melankolikus és hívogató,maga a nyugalom. Soha nem éreztem ilyen csodás realisztikus illatot, abszolút a teás parfümök legkiemelkedőbb alkotása.

This is the best tea blend one can ever imagine, two types of tea show up at different phase when the scent develops, this is crazy. I can’t address as an Asian that drink everyday, it’s been forever to find a perfume that really have the scent memories that we Asian people share. The perfume itself is overwhelmingly exciting, I need more time to write a better review, because this is too good that I am still in shock that I don’t know how to express myself properly!!!!

I...love this, and have been wanting a fragrance like this for a while. It's basically The Noir with all the elements I love about it (smoky, earthy, dry, warm) stripped of the aspects I dislike about it (the fruity fig). There's still a balancing sweetness here from the rose and honey, but it's firmly in the background, supporting the smoky woods instead of fighting with it. Agrestic, dark, spicy, but so wearable-- this is wonderful.