Battaniye

Goodness I absolutely love this and wouldn't have found it had I not been stalking some cool person's shelf who left a cool review of another fragrance. Always stalk your fellow Fragranticers! Anyway, Battaniye is the hippie headshoppy patchouli of my dreams-- deeply earthy and musky, dark, but NOT.STICKY.SWEET. like so many other patchoulis. It's absolutely tenacious and performs very well, but never feels heavy or oppressive to me. I haven't smelled a patchouli like this before: it's not the Reminiscence, Profumum, Psychedelique, etc. style of patch to me at all. Battaniye actually reminds me a bit of--now bear with me-- the smell of a Spencers or Hot Topic store (the person who said record shop is on to something; my personal reference is those early aughts stores) , but less side swoop bangs and shy, pensive lip biting. This is sophisticated, earthy, inky-black, slightly incensey. Definitely reads a bit goth to me. There's a gentle sweetness here to temper the dirt-like patchouli, likely from the amber/labdanum, but it's (thank the heavens) **not vanillac**. I do get the ash note, which comes across as dry & dusty and almost like a clean smoke; I think this gives Battaniye a bit of buoyancy and keeps it from feeling sticky. It's FB worthy for me. So bummed this brand doesn't seem to be available in the US anymore!

This smells, to me, exactly like a campfire as soon as you put it on. Eventually that calms down, though, and you're left with a beautiful earthy/woody scent without all the smokiness. I spritzed it on a card when I first got it and was iffy, but as soon as I put it on I fell in love; I got it as a tester through a perfume subscription box, and immediately bought more once I smelled it on me. Beautiful and comforting scent; it's buttery/creamy, syrupy, deep, rich, smooth, warm/hot, slightly spicy, delicious. There's also a little bit of sweetness in there, like some sort of delectable and expensive candy or dessert; as another reviewer said, it's like honey. Gorgeous. Just be aware that a little goes quite a long way; it's very strong, and lasts quite a long time!

Açılışı Ümit Yaşar'ın o meşhur "biraz kül, biraz duman, o benim işte" mısralarıyla başlıyor. Eski köy evlerinin penceresinden vuran güneşin, gıcırdayan zemininden yükselen toz bulutuna çarpmasıyla oluşan görüntü canlanıyor gözümde. Soğuk bir kış gecesi, sobası yanmayan odada yere serilen döşek üzerine atılan, gömme dolaptan çıkarılan battaniye kokusu sarıyor sonra etrafı. Yan odadaki kuzinede pişen patatesin yanıksı kokusu ve avludan gelen ıslak toprak kokusu karışıyor birbirine. Aradan biraz zaman geçince de ahşap pencerenin yaşlanmış pervazından gelen hafif odunsu rayiha ile evin içinde yanan bir tütsünün sıcaklığı sarmalıyor bedeni. Ve koku, battaniyenin sıcak dokusuyla rahat, derin bir uykuya dalar gibi uzaklaşıyor tenden usulca.

When I put this on it immediately places me back in Record & Tape Traders, a music store that also sold posters and other dorm room paraphernalia, that I would go in sometimes in my teenage years. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self "this is what patchouli smells like". I went years and years knowing that patchouli is somehow associated with hippies and not knowing what it was. And I even went to some jam band shows. Fragrance-wise, I'd say it's not that far from the classic Reminiscence Patchouli. After an hour or so, the basement notes wear away and a very appealing amber starts showing through.

Spritzed it on a card earlier this week and was sure it would be entirely too strong for me. One small spritz tonight on my neck and wrist and I found complete joy. Wow. Absolute perfection. A surprise for sure. Incense and smoke with a bit of spicy sweetness. Not floral. Not powdery, just spices. It's blended really well. It feels warm and cozy and not overwhelming. It's a comforting scent. I could call it similar it to ELDO Rien Intense Incense, it has a similar feel. This has a bit more spice. Love it.