Rosemary Benzoin

I really love Foras perfumes but I feel like most of their perfumes have been suited best for women, my wife has been smelling incredible with each perfume but besides Folkestone and Rosemary on myself they haven’t had the same impact. Rosemary however is an absolutely amazing perfume for me, it evokes so many feelings, it’s elegant and rich but somehow gives a sort of darkly religious element to it. Like a plague doctor, it’s healing and yet fearsome, herbal, woody, incense and medicinal. I love it.

I can’t say my nose aligns with the notes listed here, but this is a lovely scent nonetheless! It opens up distinctly medicinal, and smells almost identical to Vicks VapoRub! There’s a really fresh eucalyptus note here that bursts out during the opening. It’s actually very nice. Once that dies down into something more subtle, I picked up on the resinous quality (although it comes across far differently to the warm ambery resins I’m used to). There’s a spicy, herby, gingery fragrance to the dry down that lingers beautifully. With each Foras perfume I sample, I’m growing to love their perfumery more and more!