Of True Minds

Personally, I don't get how this fragrance was inspired by the William Shakespeare sonnet. If I was creating a fragrance inspired by that sonnet I would go with something more floral and more feminine. But nonetheless I still like this fragrance very much. It is an interesting take on patchouli. I really like the addition of amaretto here It gives this fragrance a lovely boozy sweetness that is very appealing. It softens the rough edges of the very earthy patchouli that has been used in this fragrance. I like the fact that they kept the Oris root in check here and I don't think that this fragrance is chalky or too powdery. It lets the patchouli shine which is the main theme of this fragrance. The suede here is very supple and it almost has a tobacco-like smell to me. As if A very expensive suede handbag was left behind in a house with a man that likes to smoke fine Cuban cigars. And also drink amaretto. This is very unisex. But my husband would never wear this because he doesn't like Iris/orris root. I actually find this fragrance quite sexy and provocative. I think I will enjoy wearing the sample. If you love patchouli centric fragrances, you should check it out. I'm really surprised by some of the hate on this fragrance. I find it beautifully blended and very mild. Pachouli Paris from Guerlain is a harsher patchouli than this and I thought that was very wearable. Personally I like Of True Minds a lot better. It is much more multi-faceted. Maybe it is more "shock" because this is such a departure from what types of perfumes Liis usually produces. I really think I have to update this to a love. It is one of the best patchouli centered fragrances I've tested. It has amazing longevity and sillage while remaining chic and not obnoxiously overpowering. I'm a very feminine woman but I wore this beautifully. On par with Le Mat, or Sara Horowitz's Journeys4/Rima.

OK i love this perfume so friggin much! I hope they don't discontinue it because of all the hate it's getting, but I just ordered a larger decant as a formality before purchasing a fb. It did have patchouli so if you hate on patchouli then this probably won't work. I've gotten used to it now and don't really smell a lot of patchouli. There's a lot of kinda resinous scents in here that are great but they may be an acquired taste. I used to not like resinous smells but I kinda got used to them buying some resin incense at some point and kinda hanging with it a while. OTM is spicy and projects like an arms length away. It lasts maybe 4-5 hrs on my skin as a projector but you can smell it at the skin level for maybe 7. It's significantly different in sillage from any of the other Liis perfumes (which I also dig tbh but most don't project this much). I'd even say it's almost beast mode. The dry down is beautiful imo and the amber really comes out. The Only drawback to OTM is that you can't pick it up at the discount perfumery sites. So it's $175/50ml. I'm paying about that for 90 ml of Initio. However, I'm still gonna get it cause I dig it so much. I imagine I'll be spraying less of this than I do some other perfumes so I feel like it'll kinda even out in the wash. If you like Amber fragrances, and smoky spicy stuff this might be up your alley. Just get a decant to start cause it's for sure, based on the reviews, not a safe blind but. 9/10 for me.

LOVE THIS SCENT! Perfect as the weather changes. Wood and leathery, but soft with brightness to come out of the cold into the warm weather and looking forward to seeing how it performs moving from summer into the winter as we transition to deeper scents. You must be a lover of the unconventional and love green, leather, patchouli, and orris. I am a huge fan of these which is why this is a big win in my personal preferences. I did not like this in the winter and will give it a go. Likely because I was wearing stronger deeper scents to cut through the cold weather at the time this smelled strangely waxy and a bit weak. As the weather changes I am loving these more soft “skin” scents. This is by no means quiet - you will sense it, but when I say “soft” it is more overall well blended feeling and feels layerable.

Maybe I’m a contrarian but I would absolutely wear this everyday. It’s a smoky sexy suede. I think if you have a contrasting persona to this fragrance it would be a sort of coy little slip of “ there’s more to the story here” it’s got a depth to it. My husband really liked it on me. Said it smelt like sweet smoke, and incense. And that’s exactly the essence I would like to embody when I wear a fragrance. This is a smoky boozy amber, it has a sharpness to it as mentioned by other reviews. A “saltiness” is another good descriptive. That’s what makes this sexy. It’s not gourmand in a cakey thick and buttery way. It’s gourmand like licking caramel off your finger tips.... Very lush. Very tempting.

I recently sampled this and it is STUNNING. Sophisticated, sexy af, it's giving luxury and opulence and makes me feel like a high-society connoisseur. Def not for beginners, unless you want to level up your taste bracket. Tbh I was pleasantly surprised this came from Liis, a house more known for light sparkling florals. It opens like a freshly poured amaretto cocktail and dries down into a warm, well-blended, spicy combination of patchouli and smoky resins. I get hints of salted caramel and tobacco, but they're not listed. The lasting power is insane.