Jaipur Chai

Ohhhh this is a nice one! I thought I was done with full bottles but I think I need one of this. Upon first spray I get an almost aggressive cardamom for a second, but as it settles on my skin something incredible happens. It turns into the most comforting spicy scent, absolutely perfect for sipping my coffee (with cardamom!) in the morning. Scents tend to turn sweet on me and this is no exception, after five minutes the initial blast of pure cardamom (I'm talking opening the lid of the spice grinder immediately after grinding fresh pods strong!) it becomes a creamy, sweet, slightly soapy scent. To me it smells EXACTLY like I just got out of the shower where I used a dove classic lotion bar and am sitting down to a hot mug of steamed milk topped with whipped cream and a pinch of cardamom, it's beautiful. About one hour in MAGIC happens. One of my all time favorite summer scents is Hamaca edp but it is so weak and subtle I crave more. This becomes, at least on my skin, a stronger version of this. Beautiful creamy coconut, a tiny bit of cardamom and something tropical, maybe even some honey. This is an absolutely beautiful scent and it seems to work very different on people's skin so definitely give it a go because if it works for you it will be wonderful!

Trying this out for the first time today. I have trouble smelling black tea in so many tea perfumes, but this is bold, almost astringent, photorealistic black tea. Exactly what I’ve been searching for. I also vividly smell the cardamom & cloves. If I attune my nose, I can truly pick up each individual top note and middle note separately and then mix them together again as the perfect blend. Such a lovely smelling experience— to be able to do that and succeed. As the first hour has passed, I can faintly detect the mild, fresh rose petal note, not overpowering at all and balancing the heavy spiciness of the chai in a genius way. The wood notes root this gourmand somewhere solid and lasting without really smelling like wood. I don’t get the vanilla or milk on my skin yet, but we’ll see how this develops. I’m about 1.5 hours in. I’m not a lover of sweet fragrances and my skin unfortunately tends to make everything lean sweet. This is not too sweet on me whatsoever. That astringency in the black tea note is really so realistic and cool. 10/10 so far! Would love to compare this to Bombay Perfumery Chai Musk.

Wow, another unique one from Ineke. I do get the other chai spices in this, but the cardamom is particularly convincing- the smell of freshly opened cardomom pods, with special weight given to the hatchet sharp, almost peppery top edge of its scent. Given a few minutes and a pulse point application(no heat and it seems to stay sharp and astringent on me) it tames a little in time, allowing milk and some woods to come through. Once they do they really make camp and it's the Milk Man camp. You know, like koolaid man, busts through the wall, all that. Great sillage middle to end and impressive longevity- by the next day it was a skin scent, but very much still there. I don't ever get a whole lot of sweetness from it, which is great. For a gourmand, I feel like its relatively dry and sharp nature is challenging, but ultimately gives it a sense of sophistication often lacking in this group. Not my favorite of the line, but awfully good nonetheless. I'm so glad I got the sampler - I never would have sought this out otherwise.

Cloves are king here. Also cardamom. Happily for me I don't detect any rose but I do feel a lovely bed of white woods. The suede is totally missing which I don't care for as I wanted a chai scent and this is the best I have found within this genre after a lot of research and trying. The opening carries a minty sensation that other people notice too, maybe due to the cardamom or tea note? Anyways, it is sweet and spicy and I truly love it. I received my bottle 2 years ago so maybe the new batches are different? I don't know but leather and milk are nowhere to be found by me. PS: the owner of this brand has done nothing but great things in my experience. I ordered a sample kit a long time ago and customs charged me a lot as I live outside of EEUU, I contacted him because I wanted to purchase a FB and he told me that during his trip to France he could send one (as at the time places where Ineke was distributed were limited), he was absolutely helpful and kind.

When I first got a sample for this fragrance, all I smelled was leather. It took me by surprise, but I found it to be an addicting scent. Unfortunately, I dropped that sample on the ground five minutes later. I, of course, ordered a new sample and as my nose developed now the first smell I get is intense cardamom and black tea rather than leather. There is no other perfume I've tried that encapsulates the feeling and the smell of a home brewed cup of chai as much as this one. It is complex and spicy and my biggest regret will always be never getting a full bottle of this. If anybody is selling in the US please consider me <3