Voyeur Verde

Love the blend of iris, leather, and creamy cedar. I love pairing it with an oud fragrance, then drifting off to sleep wrapped in woodland-scented dreams. Maya Najie is quickly becoming my favorite perfumer and one of my favorite fragrance houses.

I got a sample of Voyeur Verde with my recent re-order of Tropica. I’ve just applied it so it’s too early to say whether I will like it or not. My first description of Voyeur Verde would be that it is Piercing and Herbal. I’ll update later as it develops. *update* Voyeur Verde softened and warmed as it developed on me, with Iris and Ylang Ylang revealed.

Very high on the uniqueness scale. Leather meets detergent meets fennel. A new car that has just rolled out of the car wash, with really high quality leather seats. Very soft and masculine, and terrific scent for the workplace.

Immediate impression - lots of bitter earth, vetiver, like the essential oil alone. Came here to see if it was in the notes, which it's not. But leather makes a lot of sense. I've smelled a frankincense oil that was a bit similar. Agree with rubber too, even industrial glue notes if I'm being negative. Getting a bit powdery-floral too after a few minutes (making it somewhat less weird that the sample is part of my mothers "feminine classics" subscription). It's not "green" at all to me - green for me is cut grass - but it's a bit similar to some perfumes said to be very green that to me are all powder (Mate, by whatsisface, expensive niche thing). Interesting.

smooth, black leather with an herbal touch. It oscillates between pungent rubber and the freshness of fennel. It's unique, but I find it a little overwhelming. It projects well and parts of it come across like industrial glue. I can't really pick out the other notes listed besides maybe cypress and olibanum. I was really enthralled at first, but I eventually lost the freshness that interested me and now all I smell is a strong, herbal leather. Maybe it's just not for me, idk. I could be off here but I get the sense that this is falling short similar to how Nordic Cedar fell short for me- the materials feel nice enough but the composition feels simple to a fault. Like there needs to be more than a dry-down of two-notes. This may be more complex than I give it credit for, but it feels a little heavy handed in whatever chemical is used for the leather accord.