Artifact-003

dropping a recommendation to check these out. I tested all three about 2-3 months ago at Notre in Chicago and this was my favorite. I remember thinking it smelled like a charred, uprooted piece of wood- deep, rich, spicy, and almost a little hot. Like it had been sitting in some burning embers and yet retained some sense of lush plant life. I thought it was going to be a short-lived experience that dried down to something a bit more familiar but it kept this intriguing hot and cold tension between the cinnamon and the mint, and it worked really well. edit for an update after getting the roll-on: Still very cool. Overall it feels like a unique type of tobacco accord actually. Pungent, herbaceous, woody, and mentholated. The mint and rose give it this fresh, biting quality that's chic and modern. The cinnamon is front and center as well. Those feels like the primary players. Not a lot of smoke but there's a peaty, almost leathery aspect amidst mild resinous ambered tones that reminded me of benzoin while the cinnamon is present. Dry down is a lightly herbaceous-fresh wood with an earthy spice nuance that becomes softer and more delicate over time.