Chaman's Party

I love it when Olivia Giacobetti works her magic, because she always amazes me with something new and fresh... I am sure that if she played with economics with equal dexterity as with perfume ingredients - she would soon conjure up a second Japan for us in Poland.... extraordinary dexterity, flexibility and a kind of sixth sense in the selection of materials paired with each other - undoubtedly place her among the most capable and creative perfumers... like a skilled craftsman, Olivia's deft fingers worked on this very difficult material until she sewed in 2008 for Honore Des Pres - quite a graceful voodoo doll, symbolizing (I quietly hope) Frida from Gucci... 😛 The name Chaman's Party fits this fragrance like a glove, and it's hard not to be suggested by this catchy and intriguing title - sniffing a scent woven from moist, earthy vetiver and burnt wood.... the dark, harsh, heavy, distinct and damp scent of vetiver root, I associate with Haitian voodoo priests, or as in the case of Encre Noir, with old, moss-covered monumental tombs - such as are abundant in the forgotten, post-colonial cemeteries of New Orleans.... there is a certain extraordinary, mystical power in this ingredient - which one nod of the perfumer's blotter, commands to become a poignant horror, evoking a cold shiver down the back, or a crisp and vibrant essence of all kinds of perfumes.... the vetiver of Chaman's Party has taken on a ghastly gloomy expression, which, combined with the equally dark face of burnt wood - gives the composition an unsettling aura of mystery... this is the ferocity of Encre Noir Lalique mixed with the still smoldering ruins of Olivier Durbano's Black Turmaline... a truly unusual, dark yet not lacking in warmth and thoughtful staging.... The poignant, rather chilly and anxiety-inducing opening mellows as the fragrance transitions to the heart chord... damp from the morning mist, the unburned remains of wooden logs by the embers of which, just a few hours ago, voodoo priests danced in a trance - slowly, like darkness retreating before dawn, give way to the warm, discreetly spicy note of dried clove buds.... their delicate, noble aroma blends wonderfully with the ever-warmer and friendlier vetiver - and the whole is completed by a silent woody chord in the background... the secret mystery has just come true, when the first, still shy trebles of wild birds, welcome back the sun - drowning out the cries of the prey, which, a few feet underground, has just opened its eyes.... Cool, damp and gloomy at first, vetiver warms more and more, like a dark green carpet of grasses from which the sun drives away the morning mist and dries with its warmth the drops of morning dew... similarly ripens on the skin of Chaman's Party, whose mature, slightly peppery and at times resinous form is closer to the steady good-naturedness of the incomparable Guerlain Vetiver than to the demonic nature of the vampire from Encre Noir.... this is undoubtedly one of the best, fullest and most original incarnations of vetiver that I have yet encountered, and it is a real pleasure to recommend Shamans Party to any lover of the magic of this fantastic ingredient....

This isn't burnt bacon. The opening notes are immediately familiar to anyone who has smelled pine or birch tar. It's smoky and earthy with a lot of depth. I find it in the same spirit as Sikkim Girls, with some similar florals coming across to me during the middle phase. I am surprised that jasmine and frangipani are not on the list. Sikkim Girls on me has almost no vanilla or tuberose and is heavily smoky, which is probably why this scent reminds me of it even though they don't share ingredients. The drydown still has smoke but this is when the woods come out. Unfortunately the scent has rather poor longevity and is almost gone in a couple hours. This is my first niche buy as well as my first upscale natural perfume. I don't much care about the things I use being natural, and in this case actually would consider it a bit of a detriment to the scent. I got a remarkably good price on this comparing it to stores online. I had a coupon for KICKS. It is similar in some aspects to Sikkim Girls, though it is the effect that is similar rather than the actual scent. I really like this and think it'll make an interesting summer scent. I do have concerns about how long it will keep since it is a natural perfume.

You sit on a herby forest floor awaiting the shaman. When he arrives, he is not exactly what you expected, some dude named Barry or Larry absolutely reeking of vodka. Muttering, he gets a fire going, sprinkling a little more booze to make the flames leap higher. The shaman is wasted and the popcorn-munching spectator in you is actually getting excited. This is going to be good. Herbs are pulled out of ziplock bags in his filthy jeans and tossed on the fire as he belts out off-key renditions of what he tells you are spirit songs. You join in, why not, it is all so delicious. Five hours later you have no clue what happened except that you want to do it all again. This scent is spiritual but delightfully fun. My four-year-old requests it almost every day, and since it is all-natural I do not feel bad letting him spray a bit. It certainly captures that fierce, indomitable soul which children so often seem to have. Love this fragrance.

qualche anno fa cercavo un profumo che rendesse l'aroma di wiskey affumicato, di torba, di incenso da chiesa. e finalmente, per caso quasi, mi ritrovo a sniffarmi i polsi contenta per questa piccola meraviglia sinistra, il party dello sciamano, che ha poco o nulla a che fare con i soliti accordi. sarà il vetiver super secco, sarà che il legnoso qui è radicalizzato come non mai, ma questo profumo, per chi non ha paura di sentire l'odore di un incendio et similia, è il non plus ultra. radicale, fumosissimo, asciutto all'inizio, si ammorbidisce di qualcosa di lievemente erbaceo ed esperidato, pur mantenendosi decisamente carbonioso! bellissimo, e, per me, adatto ad esperimenti di layering. simile al dourbano black tourmaline.

I had never had the same type of fragrance in my collection so I bought it. I didn't like the packaging nor bottle though. Charman's Party is just like the first aid kit box as one in each family. Just like the medicinal scent, I detect clove the most. And I expected this peculiar scent would react differently in each type of skin. I think licorice emerges gradually in the middle note with jasmine in my case. I like wearing this alone or layer with some sweet scent perfumes too. Today, I mixed with the attar of jasmine for the beautiful summer days ending.