Erawan

So for some reason, I'm not allowed to make a comparison on this perfume... very strange. Fragrantica seems to have the weirdest and inconsistent rules for how they let people compare things to other things... I'm wondering if it's financially motivated. But anyways, onto the objective review of this fragrance! I had just a few drops left in a sample from luckyscent. It has a creamy sweetness to it, but it also has an undeniable green base. It's very nondescript. I can't exactly pinpoint where that greenness comes from, but it's very inoffensive and pleasant as well. Some green perfumes can come off as abrasive and hard to wear. This one has that sweetness. It says vanilla, I believe I read another review mention chocolate and I can agree much more with that one... actually it has a sweetness to it that's very similar to the cotton candy note used in 212 Sexy now that I think about it. But I'm not even going to attempt to input that one, the Michael Scott meme is actually quite annoying and childish and puts me off of voting... But again, back to this fragrance! For just 1 drop or 2 of fragrance, it has a very nice performance. I would love a bottle of this actually, if it were more in my price range of $100 or so. But for what it actually goes for, I don't think I can justify it. If you're comfortable with niche prices, this is a really good one, and I'm not saying that it's unworthy of its price. Just that I am a mere commoner who can't afford it :P The fragrance I was trying to compare this to, not even intending to write a review: Smell Bent's Brussels Sprouted. This one may be a bit sweeter and more creamy, and that one had more of a soil tincture. But the greenness in these two are very reminiscent of each other. If you ever tried that one and liked it, but now you can't find it: this is a much more wearable, and refined version of that. Edit: It turns out, I can justify this! It is just unlike anything else I’ve ever smelled, completely beautiful. I need to buy one more sample as a little drop on my wrist one time isn’t enough for me to shell out $200 something for a 50ML! The longer this wore on my skin the more it really captivated me. I can’t imagine finding a cheaper dupe to this, so this just became my motivational graduation present. If they ever put it on sale at Luckyscent, I may just buy it right there on the spot, but one thing is for sure: this is truly special. This is the only one I’ve tried from this house, but if they all smell anywhere near this good I totally understand the hype.

Gentle, subtle, sophisticated and rather mysterious magic - tantalisingly close to hay heaven. Soft and gentle, but clever and interesting too - seductive enough to lead me all the way down its path, a fresh-mown strip down the middle of a hayfield in full sun with some beautiful tingles of aromatic herbs as well. Feels gorgeously organic and real, utterly unisex, full of nuances and details and little twists & turns as you move through that imaginary space, crushing different plants along your way and releasing their gorgeous aromatic notes into soft, warm, humid late-summer air. (It conjures this even in a much colder climate and on grim, grey days - it's all in your head, but it really, really works.) Erawan just feels natural and light and right all the way through. It caresses you and whispers, rather than singing or shouting at full voice. That might sound a bit twee, a bit 'hello clouds hello sky' but this is far more than just a dippy-hippy girly skip through the meadow - it's a really adult, sophisticated character. It doesn't smell exactly like anything else, but there are echoes of other gentle-green scents I love. Some of the lovely, completely un-bitter greenness with underlying sweetness does remind me a little of the opening phase of Elephant, but this is far softer and more complex. With those huge stacks of almost edibly wonderful hay, for me it most strongly evokes Lutens Eau de Paille, but prettier, and then the - equally frustratingly quiet - green serenity of Garden Gnome. Henley's lovely Mown (which I own) has the hay in common, but is far, far louder and sweeter and more burnt-fruity, a stronger scent all round, but without Erawan's unique and distinctive herbal charm. That's the only real drawback for me - the smellscape is exceptionally great but I want it more intense! Like all the other Dusitas I've tried EXCEPT the notoriously reeky Oudh Infini, it's so discreet (and the longevity a little too weak for comfort), and the price so high that I can't really see myself rushing to a full-bottle buy. Feel deeply conflicted by that, though, and it seems so likely I'll change my mind in the end. Shy botanical beauty, but so worth the time spent getting to know and explore it better. Really deft, sensitive, intelligent work. Deserves a crown of the prettiest, tiniest daisies to garland its lovely head. ETA: of course I changed my mind and bought the first cut-price partial to be found. Regret nothing. Haybale bliss.

I am reviewing this fragrance while sitting peacefully with the ocean's wave in the background from a hotel's restaurant; which seemed to be a contrary to what this perfume is offering: a green, soft-like vanillla with hay and phantom notes of white chocolate... Something green and reserved. However, Erawan is much more than that in my mind. Hell, this perfume has been accompanying me on most of my holidays, with exception only one where I accidentally packed Eau de Magnolia instead of it. Erawan is a peaceful, joyful, yet calming scent. It is green, positive, it inspires me, it is like a little companion for my experiences. I wear Erawan when my heart is in joy, when my heart is full, when my heart yearns and hopes. Erawan never offends me in the slightest, which is rather strange because some scents that I love had done it at some point, which later builds this affinity of love and hate; but it is never a case for Erawan. It opens beautifully with this soft green scent... Like resembling a grass, a very otherworldly milk, and hay. The vanilla is like a canvas that supports all the soft play of notes on top of it. Erawan is my definition of peace and luxury. Imagine a very dear friend that somehow will just listen, understand, and support you. It is Erawan on my neck, chest, arms, and shoulders. No one really notice it on me, but I always see it. These days I tend to layer it with light and fresh perfumes. Like a star besides the sun, you really won't notice any of it. However, the richness and the calmness it adds to the overall vibe and mood is a total catch. Sample it. This is not a safe blind buy. It took me some time to love it and to cherish it, but I am glad for my olfactory sense to ever detect this smell. Special thanks to Pissara and anyone who got involved in releasing this. I hope this will never be discontinued. Note: sorry, I totally forgot that I have reviewed this scent... I just had the urge to talk and review this again when I sat down and caught the whiff of it.

I try to block out all the noise I hear about certain fragrances and perfumers but it's hard to consume your favourite blogs and reviewers without Pissara coming up somewhere. I was curious about the Oud and Splendiris which were both good and very different but not until I dig into the proper florals she is famed for, do I get a true impression of what Dusita perfume is about. A friend very kindly sent me a comprehensive set of the samples I hadn't tried and this one was the first I sampled and I have to say it's pretty special. I get three main elements, but this is a fragrance that twists and shimmers with different looks, moist then dry, light then dark, fragrant then almost dulled down. This is my kind of experience...a trio of vibes, spring from this one. Orange blossom/neroli, going from herbal and bitter green edged neroli material, to perfumed, waxy, citrus orange and fleshy, orange blossom type of white florals. Then bam!!! where did all this dryness come from? It smells like summer as child, straw fields and the substance of hay absolute. I also get a milky tea, it's not hugely metallic or quintessential green or black tea, at least the way it's conventionally used in fresher fair. None of which is listed in the notes here!!! haha (Apart from the hay) Okay so... Lilly of the valley is likely giving all the white floral effect, there's gotta be some citrus even if it's not that pronounced? The hay is very strong and obvious in the heart. The clary sage/petrigrain and moss, account for the bitter herbal edge, and perhaps the tea effect too? Vanilla could be the milk in the tea and sweetness lend more sweetness with the hay? Very interesting stuff and superb quality and clarity of concept. As much of a contrarian as I like to think I am I have to admit that Pissara's sorcery is very really and I think it's working on me?

You know how excited you get when you buy your first fragrance from a brand you love and respect? This is the excitement I felt when I got Erawan. I haven't felt that type of perfume excitement in a while. My first entry to Dusita was when there was the naming competition for Splendiris where everyone got a sample. I fell in love, then and there. I first tried this when a perfume friend brought a pre-release sample to a meet-up. I actually really disliked it, as the opening was abrasive and cold. The formula must have been changed because now, although similar, the edges have been smoothed out. It's still sharp and green, and still quite cool but there's more finesse. It slowly unfurls and becomes one of the loveliest, most unique spring scents out there. I was torn between this and Lancome's Idole and this rather easily won out because... come on. The hay in this is what makes it so unusual. I wanted something that makes people look back, something that takes you to the countryside where the skies are clear. Forget listing notes, this is a perfume with emotion and feeling. The dry down is warm and cosy ... a sort of flip-around from the opening, truly. Something quite impressive, honestly. While I get this might not be for everyone, it's undeniable that it will make people think and remember. It's not sexy, it's not cute, it's wandering around alone dressed in chic albeit comfortable clothing. Makes me think of both farms in rich rural areas that mostly produce artisan cheese and wine, and wealthy inner city suburbs where the streets are picturesque and beautiful. Urban explorer, hikes, coffee in a local cafe. Strange how a fragrance can make you forget analysis and just get you to lay back and enjoy the ride. Easy going, that's what I'm going for.

I remember as a child staring at the raindrops as they travel at different speeds, along the window pane; some would nearly lie still while others would race precipitously downward. Often, one will disturb a latent drop and the two would merge and move like an amoeba, more erratically, to its destination. It's a very rainy morning as I write this, I contemplate Erawan with its cool, green bitter petitgrain opening, like the buds that push through this time of year, awakened from dormancy much like those static drops on the window pane. The rain is nourishing them. The bitter stems soon give way to the aroma of unlit cigarettes, perhaps from the liatris, a flower that yields an absolute that smells more like tobacco than tobacco itself. Its purple spires have such a subtle fragrance, but it's detected if you allow your nose to get intimate with its blooms. Clary sage absolute is also detected, with its own tobacco back notes and almost wine-like overtones. The heart of Erawan is reminiscent of classic old-time new mown hay scents, merging its agrestic nature with that of the pure lucidity of lily of the valley. As it progresses, Erawan smooths over all the green, bitter, cool, and pure, with a vanilla, rendering the feel more pastel yet warm. All of the raindrops converge into a warm reservoir, and there is a calm, It feels like stillness, that repose I feel when it's just me and a cup of tea, perhaps a splash of milk, the tiniest bit of honey, and sips with deliberation, as I look out my window, following the raindrops. I think I really like this one.

Dusita can do no wrong. I love and respect every fragrance from this house. Erawan is tied with Issara as my very favorite, although they are so different. Erawan opens simultaneously bitter and earthy. I smell strong galbanum and literally brown dirt. My first reaction was that I was a taken aback, curiously pondering, "Wow, what is this?!" Within a few minutes, the composition smells chocolatey and herbal, reminding me a lot of Covet. Not that they smell the same, but they both do an herbal chocolatey thing that is really unusual, but it works. In the heart, I was expecting lily-of-the-valley, but it honestly smells lot more to me like honeysuckle! A favorite flower, and one that is so hard to capture in perfumery. At this point I am positively enchanted with Erawan. As it dries down, I get more of the musty, sweet hay along with a tiny bit of oak wood. I like that the perfume never gets sweet. And honestly, if there is vanilla here, I don't smell it. Very skillful use of vanilla to temper the fragrance without overwhelming it. Erawan calls to mind the long-discontinued Green by Byredo. It kills me that I didn't buy a bottle while I could! Erawan is not the same, not a replacement, but they have similarities. I see Covet in the same category as well. All three are distinctly their own creation, but they are in the same vein of a chocolatey, herbal, nutty green, exotic floral, with an underlying sweetness. With Green, it was more almond than chocolate. In any case, all three are wonderful.

An otherworldly experience, definitely a top 10 contender for me (of all sampled scents so far). This was the second Dusita I sampled, after the solid but a bit too extravagant Moonlight in Changmai. The moment I sprayed this on, the smoothest chocolate shavings flooded across my arm together with a green fresh, almost minty undercurrent. There is a surprising amount of freshness in the top, but somehow it feels warm rather than cooling, kind of like a warm banana leaf. Slowly it unfolds into a milky vanilla scented green tea, something along the lines of a matcha latte/matcha bubble tea. I get two opposite poles, a fresh green petitgrain and clarysage (definitely the real thing) on one hand, a soft but thick vanilla on the other, beautifully coming together. Underneath a mildly smoky woody component, and plenty of coumarin in the base. Believe it or not, while smelling very different, I am reminded of Coromandel in how it transforms patchouli into chocolate by pairing it with amber sweetness. In Erawan I find the raunchy bitter petitgrain has been tamed by the intense realistic vanilla through masterful blending and clever pairing. If Coromandel is white chocolate, then this is 'green chocolate'. There is however a certain green tea-like bitterness that remains, which may be overwhelming for some. Personally, I don't mind it, if anything I enjoy it. My favorite Dusita fragrance so far. Beautiful, artistic perfumery, I wish all niche perfumery was like this.

What a gorgeous olfactory experience. The first 30 minutes of Erawan is one of the most pleasant perfume experiences I've had. The opening is green, gently herbal,with a pinch of zest. Almost immediately, tobacco comes to my mind, even if this is not listed as an accord. A sweet, summery hay emerges, supported by intoxicating flowers and a lightly smoked earthiness. There is an unfamiliar but superb accord of liatris leaf which really adds another dimension to the heart. I wish I could capture this delicate heart of Erawan forever - how beautiful! Unfortunately, the perfume begins to dry down too quickly. Vanilla and gentle woods emerge - the scent grows more coumarinic and earthy. The vanilla is aromatic, a little dark, with just a hint of sugar. A delightful and slow final phase: a presentation of sweet, dried and lightly smoked hay. Erawan never goes beyond arms reach for me, and recedes close to the skin inside an hour. Longevity is solid - this stays for around 8 hours as a skin scent. Overall, a wonderful study of hay and liatris. Elegant, gentle, but alluring. The overall imagine for me is a barn surrounded by autumn woods and harvested fields. Hay bales, small flowers, drying grass, trees with mossy bark, and filtered afternoon sun. I would love to smell this on a lady, and would certainly wear Erawan myself if it had more potency (perhaps too polite for my personality). Absolutely beautiful!

After a long stretch of disappointing samples (from other houses), I am happy to say that I found a winner. No, I found a breathtaking, stunning masterpiece. For anyone who has a love of hay - dry hay or fresh cut alfalfa, Erawan somehow manages to offer both the rich, floral, earthy, sweet fresh cut smell and also the dry, toasty, warm dry smell within the dry down of this stunner. I mean I'm literally smelling my wrist right now, and I am transported to a childhood memory of freshly baled, dry (of course), green hay being transported to the second story of a hobby farm barn. What an absolute treat. If you aren't a fan of hay, or clary sage for that matter, which certainly plays a key role - you will more than likely find this to be a "meh" scent. But for those of you who love hay, or green scents in general - you have to get your hands on this. As another reviewer points out, I think the best way to apply this is spraying close-up and directly on the pulse points... wrist, inner elbow, maybe on front of your neck. Totally unisex. I don't know if I'm going to get into subjective terms like "seductive" or "elegant", because those words don't do justice to the magic that is in this bottle. I have been looking for this scent for so long. Slumberhouse was close with one of their offerings, but unfortunately they tend to get a bit heavy-handed (not always a bad thing). 10/10 and simply breath-taking

I LOVE Dusita--the entire house has my number, so when I saw a deal on Erawan, I grabbed a bottle and decided to ask questions later. I'm a femme perfume person, typically avoiding anything with the word "fougere", and never buying any perfume with clary sage or vetiver in the heart notes. I don't even like lily of the valley, finding it mostly too soapy and suffocating for hot, Texas weather. But listen--LISTEN. There is so much softness here, this is like a little poem to nature. It's bitter green, and yes I get the vetiver and the sage and the oakmoss--but it's also a bit of sweet mint (the vetiver, lol), the smell of rolling hills when the wind shifts your way. I agree with another reviewer who said it sounds "hopeful"--yes, nature, when captured, always feels like hope and peace. As humans we are utterly connected, and look, this is the way this bottle of perfume makes you write, okay? I'm in a community college creative writing class here, and this bottle is the inspiration. ha. I don't suggest blind buying this one--I, personally, do not get any vanilla, just a kind of damp sweetness. Also, it would smell really lovely on an elegant man. I'm going to keep this bottle around for a while. Today it's a cool 65 degrees, but I'll see how this fairs in Texas heat. For now, I find this refreshingly natural and different from anything else in my collection.

Another banger from Dusita. I'm not keen on everything from this house but this one and Le Fleur Lalita have my heart. I am surprised that Chanel No 19 isn't on the "smells like" list - totally has that vibe if not sharing some of the same accords. I think this is sweeter and a little more floral, while also including hay and petitgrain. The hay is my least favorite part of the scent, but in the context of the entire experience I don't care about its presence. It works with the other parts of the fragrance. Performance is not great, but well moisturized skin helps. Not a silage monster, more of a personal scent. Erawan generates this non-distinct nostalgia that I can't place. I love reading the memories and stories associated with all of the Dusita fragrances and the poetry from the perfumer's father that comes with each bottle. For those who sense a stale cigarette note in this fragrance and others from Dusita, I think this dry, greenish tobacco accord is part of the Dusita DNA. I see how some could not like this but for me it's what makes these scents supremely interesting, comforting, and nostalgic.

As far as green fragrances from Dusita goes, this is a far cry from Le Sillage Blanc and in a good way. I blind bought LSB based on the notes but it turned out to be intensely bitter, dry and dusty, leathery tobacco, and quite challenging. Erawan on the other hand is what I was hoping LSB would be, green but fresh, pleasantly mossy and herbal, lightly floral, grounded with slight vanilla, and so much easier to wear. There is definitely a tobacco element in there even though it is not listed in the notes. It seems to be an accord I also picked up in LSB, so perhaps this alludes to a Dusita DNA that other reviews have also mentioned. It is unique, well crafted, high quality and certainly niche. Still wouldn’t purchase a full bottle but am thoroughly enjoying my sample. EDIT - the drydown!!! So so good! I sampled this at the same time as Le Pavillon D’Or, and while I preferred the top and mid of LPD, the drydown of Erawan completely won me over. Might actually consider a full bottle, had it not been for longevity. The drydown is magic but delicate, completely dissipates even on clothes.

This is the first fragrance I have tried from Dusita. Erawan is an amazing perfume with many positive points that can capture the attention of perfume enthusiasts. The scent is very unique and really interesting.The most notable notes in this fragrance are green ones specially petitgrain and clary sage. If you have ever smelled clary sage essential oil, it has a very complex scent profile, with herbaceous, aromatic, even balsamic, and sweet. The clary sage paired well with herbal top notes and the base oakmoss and vanilla notes. The most important thing for a fragrance is to have a distinct character, making it unique and worthy of being a signature scent, which you can find in this fragrance. This is a modern fougere type of fragrance. The combination of the notes gives an herbal tobacco-ish scent and chocolate-ee, coumarin vibe. It has a super interesting scent with a very balanced and harmonious blend. When I wear it I like to sniff my wrist and it has a beautiful trace on my clothes. Excellent job. 9/10

This is THE ONE from Dusita. The smoky hay notes could also be interpreted as old cigarette smoke in a motel room, but in a good way. My boyfriend loves Erawan and I’m thinking of getting him a bottle, which I obviously intend to steal for myself. He says the notes remind him of being with his grandparents, who were smokers, at his family’s old hunting camp in Alabama. I, luckily, don’t conjure such imagery. For me, Erawan is magical, earthy, and ethereal. I feel like I’m in a meadow of sweetgrass in California. California sweetgrass has a beautiful scent that’s sort of like a cross between vanilla and hay, and when I wear this I’m honestly huffing it. I wish it lasted longer, but considering the price I think it’s worth it since it’s so unique. One of my favorite finds this year. EDIT: Double spray this!! The longevity improves greatly and the top and mid notes stay for much longer. If you spritz just once you get a one-dimensional vanilla drydown. Spraying twice keeps it complex and grassy! 💗

Okay I am on the fence with this one. The opening is very bright herbal. It almost has a citrus like quality. Like some herbs being blended with a dash of citrus juice. And while you are mashing some herbs with a dash of citrus there is a light hay breeze wafting. This isnt a cool morning, its a summer morning. It is already warm. Then it enters kind of a weird phase where I get hay and a bit of vanilla. The drydown is like a summer vanilla and the hay makes it quite interesting. It is a comforting lazy scent. Personally I do not know if it is for me. I am going to keep trying the sample. I think it could be worn in the warmer months and is pretty inoffensive. I would say it is a mature scent. Kind of reminds me of like a mid forties woman wearing a breezy linen outfit chilling outside. ETA: I do quite like this. I agree that it has a smokers house or tea vibe. However I can only smell it when I put my arm to my face. It lasts a long time but I hardly smell anything unless huffing my arm.

This is the most carefree days of spring and summer. Erawan has been my (somehow) dumb reach at first because of how comforting it was. How light, embracing, joyous, yet a calm scent it is... The opening starts with something green, grassy, creamy and it morphs into a wider range of notes, yet keeping it simple and calm. This perfume never speaks loud, it never asked a crumb of you to be sacrificed with it along the performance. This perfume reminds me of the gentle nature... Of how, really, sometimes a perfume is nature given a second breath to be so close with us. There's a phantom note of white chocolate that I suppose is a synergy of vanilla and hay. It's really, really beautiful. When I try to describe this perfume to a friend, I always go by the words "gentle" and "green" Erawan has been on my shelf for almost two years. If you're wondering about this perfume, please sample it. If you're expecting your first bottle, be happy. Celebrate it. This one is an ode to the nature.

Tobacco hay dust. A BUFFED haze of green sheer curtains in the green field, a tobacco pipe, & hints of lavender vanillas fields. This is very lavendery hay sage vetiver blend with doses of tobacco in greeny balmy texture. Very smoky thick greens. This isn't far from Dusita's stamp as i can sense their natural greenish within. Interesting but too strong. Edit (18th Jan 2021) WOW! i revisited this blend again after i saw an email from Dusita for some offers, and i saw that "Erawan" was a FiFi Award winner! Erawan is beautifully blended with that heavy dose of tobacco, hay, and beaten quite well with a mild none cloying sweetness of vanilla, just the perfect dose of sweet to lightens the strength of the tobacco, hay mixture. This one screams elegance with strength and i believe it's not far from what i've reviewed back then in 2018. I can see now how this blend became a winner. Beautiful.

Erawan begins similarly to the air freshener in a stoner’s car and then develops into something delightfully serene. This is one of the few I witnessed firsthand change on my skin as I was smelling it. It becomes a thoughtful wash of cooling tea and grounded chocolate. Suddenly, I’m floating on a lily pad as a soft ripple pushes me further in a foggy lake. I finally reach my destination, a snug bed of hay within a wooden nook. Erawan invokes an urge to make friends with the neighborhood fae and tag along with the other woodland creatures on their journey; to fade into the understory with the sunlight rays that filter through the trees; to weave a sweater entirely out of the grass from the place where you rediscovered magic again. Effortlessly beautiful and unique. Perfect for those who take a breather outside when they’re overwhelmed with the(ir) inside.

Reviewing a bottle from 2024. Erawan was launched in 2018. This is a high quality comforting soft herbal vanilla that feels like wearing cashmere while walking through a dry meadow. Erawan opens with fresh tobacco like hay and soft herbals. This is layered over creamy aromatic vanilla and dry woods. The florals (LOTV) are subtle and so this is totally unisex. It is not sweet ,soapy or smoky. Quality - 5/5 excellent materials and blending Unisex Performance 4.5/5 excellent (stays close but lasts) Erawan is a unique and calm beauty ; very well done as is typical of Dusita fragrances. I wear it when I need a sense of comfort and coziness. It blooms beautifully in the heat. *Parfums Dusita's Erawan (launched 2018) won the prestigious "Breakthrough Fragrance of the Year" 1st prize at the FIFI Russian Fragrance Awards 2018 in Moscow* 8.5/10