Embarcadero San Francisco

An amazing masculine-leaning, fresh chypre. It starts with a simple citrus, in this case bergamot with a sharp hit of galbanum. This then goes into the grassy heart you can find in Fahrenheit, or, most closely, Golfjazz. However this fragrance steers clear of complications that give Fahrenheit its floral gas note or Golfjazz its soggy grass and leather notes, and remains almost austere as the grass morphs into a humid brick (moss note creeping in) and eventually drys into a beautiful woodiness. It definitely hits its mark as a memory of San Francisco through the lens of it public spaces, full of grassy parks, brick plazas, and woody piers, all orchestrated in a beautiful and sophisticated chypre. The longevity for me sits around 6 hours, which, for a fragrance that dances around so much, is great. Projection is not very strong, creating a persistent bubble at arms length, which seems fitting for a city that wraps you up in dense fog. This is one of my favorite fragrances i’ve tried from Kismet Olfactive and would 100% recommend if you want to explore modern chypres.