Anamcara

Anam Cara means "soul friend" in Gaelic. I'm not sure if it means in a romantic sense, or a deeply connected BFF, or both. This magical potion is arresting, and in a sea of little 1ml sample vials I was organizing in order to decide what to review, it grabbed me by the nose instantly. Boom--instant connection. Sister to another mister. Brother to another mother. It's a fantasticly distinctive, syrupy sweet, HUGE natural-smelling floral. As voluptuous and real as the heaving bosom of a best friend (or "soul friend") in a fit of laughter. It's as if someone took all the swirling souls of the most beloved perfumes of the 80s and put this essence in a genie bottle, then made it smell like it was composed from natural ingredients. I've smelled real orange blossom oil, and I'm guessing there is some in this perfume. This is an extroverted and lovely orange blossom and tuberose with a heavily sweet grapey nuance. Ooh, I live for the grapiness! It's unexpected and endearing, like having a conversation with someone and looking down and seeing that they have on purple sequined shoes. It's so PURPLE. I don't have a favorite color anymore because I like almost all of them, but when I was younger, it was purple. Purple everything. I wanted purple eyes and purple hair. Purple Rain was one of my favorite movies. Jack Nicholson as the Joker in his purple outfits. Kim Basinger saying "Oh I looooove purple." It's similar to the purple grape juiciness of vintage Dior Poison, but with an optimistic vibe as opposed to a vampy one (but this perfume smells nothing like Poison so don't fool yourself--more like a third cousin five times removed or something). In summary: it reminds me of my childhood and the 80s/early 90s, and always having just one friend. My "soul friend". Usually the other weird kid in mood lipstick who collected tadpoles. I do feel as if this perfume itself is a kindred spirit of mine. The only downside is that it makes me sneeze, otherwise I'd be getting a bottle and wearing it all the time. I find myself repeatedly getting out the sample and putting it on hoping that I will become immune to whatever is in it that bothers my sinuses. I suppose this quality of Anam Cara for me represents the truest test of companionship--you both might be unbearable sometimes, but that deep connection just keeps you coming back.

I am so honored to be a part of this wonderful and meaningful group effort to create “the scent of friendship” with Pissara of Parfums Dusita. Our members took part in the note selection, the mood of the perfume, and we also had a contest to choose the name and there were nearly 2000 entries. 3 members submitted “Anamcara” which means “soul friend” and it was chosen as the winner. The name of the group is Eau My Soul and the perfume is the scent of friendship so it was just perfect. The scent is a beautiful, sweet, inviting, honeyed fruity floral that is dense and lush, with an overall golden yellow and somewhat gourmand feel but it has a green aspect within it as well. It’s an extrait concentration (29%) though it’s labeled an EDP because Dusita wanted to keep it as affordable as possible. It lasts forever on my skin, a full 24 hours. There is a warm comforting feeling about it though it’s bright and somewhat fresh. It’s a very unique perfume. I can’t think of anything that smells like it though you might recognize a little Dusita DNA. Pissara made over 100 mods of this perfume until the final one was chosen. It took about a year from start to finish to create Anamcara. This has been such a special project for all of us in the group and this perfume has a really deep meaning for us. It represents the friendships we have made all over the world because of our love for perfume. We are so honored that Pissara chose to do this creation with our group. For perfume lovers it is an experience we won’t forget, and especially since it took place during a troubled time in the world. It felt like something we shared and no matter how far apart we were, we still felt together. But Anamcara is absolutely gorgeous on its own without any backstory at all. But it’s so meaningful for me I wanted to share a little more about it.

ANAMCARA A very intense and opulent sweet tuberose kickstart the fragrance with bunch of green tea leaves offering a peculiar freshness, leaving a mesmerizing initial impression as soon as we sprayed this beauty. Slowly an alluring fruity punch beats the overall floral freshness synchronising them into more of a sweet fruity floral fragrance rather than the freshie part in the beginning. Had an amazing chance to wear this beauty to a spiritual meeting couple of days ago and Iam really fascinated about how well this scent had created a more peaceful bubble around the surrounding. The white florals blended perfectly with the pooja aroma encircled around me,I felt an inner peace and devotionally uplifting one for sure.My skin chemistry works well with Anamcara,like all other Dusita fragrances.This event going to be a memorable one with my favourite scent too. Then comes my most favourite and turning point of this beauty,the most iconic play of Peach note. Peach had become one of my most favourite and fascinating note this year and Pissara had done a perfect blend with this fruity note coupling with other white florals and tea note. Its simply majestic,I would say. Now again the fresh citrus part kicks in with the Tuberose. Overall there is a twist of Jasmine and Rose smoothly mingled with the vanilla giving a butter sweet woody touch, levitating the frag into more of a powdery woody base.I find Anamcara more of a pleasing scent with excellent quality and performance. It's my best find of this year I would say!!!

Imagine both a purple gummy bear and an orange gummy bear frolicking in a white flower garden... and that’s Anamcara!! But don’t get me wrong, this is by no means an infantile or immature fragrance... on the contrary, this is an amazingly delicious very adult and quite luxurious adventure of fruits and flowers!! This perfume is what Decas and Starlight from Xerjoff couldn’t be... a perfect blend between the most amazing orange accord, alluring white florals, and creamy vanilla. The first couple of hours are quite a ride... the opening is a full blast of grape candy which evolves into a delicious tangy and sweet orange delight... and then, the flowers appear... Tuberose, Freesia and Jasmine Sambac swirl around in the gummy bear fantasyland... and just when you think the ride has come to an end the Sandalwood and the Vanilla kick in, creating a soft and alluring envelope for the whole fragrance. Summarizing, this perfume is a sweet fruity grape accord, which turns into an orange candied aroma, surrounded by a warm but still sparkly sandalwood/vanilla aura. It leans more feminine, it has sort of an elevated creamy lipsticky vibe, but layered with synthetic molecules it can be turned unisex or even manly. Can be worn in any weather, preferably in a special occasion. Projection is moderate for the first two hours and then it becomes intimate but present, longevity is around 8 hours. Simply put, this is another masterpiece by Pissara Umavijani... love it!!

Another blind buy based on rave reviews on YouTube... and I am blown away! It has been on my wish list for a whole year but i kept pushing it back to the end of the list because of the tuberose note. See, I really dislike tuberose— But I found a great deal on fragrancenet and I pulled the trigger so here we are. So glad I did! First of all, as s tuberose hater I was so glad that the tuberose here is not front and center, just in the background playing a minor supporting role so that was a YAY! The orange blossom is presented in this soft pillowy way then balanced by the juiciness of the blood orange! The scent is so bright and juicy, yet soft and gentle at the same time! It’s very feminine but not girly! Which I love! I don’t really enjoy very girly perfumes. It’s nostalgic yet brand new! I don’t think I’ve smelled anything like this before. I would get wafts of it in the air and that’s my favorite! It’s a very happy, uplifting, floral that’s never too much. I absolutely adore it! I think this might just be my holy grail of white floral perfumes!