Cozumel

This fragrance actually strikes me as very feminine. It is a soft, enveloping, and *almost* powdery woody scent with a little bit of white floral and a hint of clary sage. The basil is only noticeable on me in the first twenty minutes and then the whole perfume settles into something akin to James Heeley's Cardinal. It's exotic and incense-y. Almost like being in church. But it doesn't JUST go the route of resin-y church incense. The hot-sand, beach-like Tonka bean notes in combination with the sage and the hemp evoke the heat of a hot summer day. It reminds me of taking refuge in a cool adobe church after spending hours under the desert sun. In this way, it doesn't say "Cozumel" to me so much as the high desert and the mission churches of the American Southwest. It's this "seeking the cool after the hot" aspect that makes it perfect for wearing in the summer even though you might think this scent was made for cooler weather. It actually seems like a versatile scent that could work year-round. After a brief and unfortunate foray into Heeley's Menthe Fraiche, LO's Cozumel has become my go-to for hot New York City summer days. I have gotten tons of compliments. The longevity is fabulous although it does become somewhat of a skin scent after a while. This doesn't bother me in the slightest--in fact, it feels truer to the entire concept of the scent.

Cozumel A beautifully blended slightly herbal Mysore Sandalwood With a district flowery and coconut note. For those who are not familiar with Mysore sandalwood, it is a soft earthy, warm, milky-sweet and slightly thick woody smell. Its a very calming fragrance and will make you feel centered and content. Cozumel has the capacity to calm my senses so that I feel I am in a small temple-sort-of-space.... If that makes any sense. I would highly recommend it Made beautifully well and though its a skin scent it will last the whole day on clothes. Similar to this perfume is Miller et Bertaux's Indian Study / Santal +++++ Their heart notes and bases are similar with Indian Study being more of a varnished teak wood and sandalwood concoction and Cozumel being a soft flowery sandalwood. 9.5/10 I am very happy.

Cozumel is beautiful! The opening isn't that interesting, but give it 20 minutes and you will get velvety, warm, somehow suede-like tobacco and sandalwood. Sage and cannabis notes are highly detectable and make COZUMEL quite unusual. The base is warm woody goodness, sandalwood and cedar. There's not that much of amber to me, and the overall impression is quite far from being sweet. Really really nice, I like this perfume especially for the suede-like note, not sure where it comes from, but to my nose it's very very present. A true unisex but leans towards guys a bit more, as it's rather dry, although still warm and inviting.

This is a fresh-sour sandalwood to my nose. It has an oily sweet quality that is very alluring if used in small quantities...too much of it ends up smelling like a new wooden toy being taken out from the package, with fresh cut wood and a little bit of paint. The initial blast of bitter green passes rather quickly, and settles into a cocoon-like smell of sage and sandalwood. Overall, the longevity and silage are very good..I noticed that since we got it (I share it with my SO), the house, clothes, literally everything smells of it. I am guessing that those who like wearing potent perfumes will really enjoy wearing this..

Very gentle and sophisticated scent, on the subtle end as far as sillage but the blend is well worth extra attention. On my skin it opened up with fresh citrus notes-bergamot, sage, very uplifting but not pinching the nose in any way. Then, minutes later it gets greener and woodier and sets into a gently bitter tobacco + soft incence + slightly sweet sandalwood. The tobacco note is somewhat post-cigarette-like, but somehow not off-putting, very odd. The cigarette-ashtray note in Black Powder Jusbox for example is almost repulsive, here it's very subtle.