Hayra

Esoteric scent, watery and incensy.

Somewhere between green, blue, and brown. At first a long-forgotten swamp monster emerges out of a bayou and is then greeted by worshippers who clean it down with a blend of witch-doctor distilled plant extracts and a heavy dose of oakmoss. In the opening, it shares some similarities with Ahuizotl by the same perfumer but quickly departs and becomes more oakmossy and more incensey. This is a perfume that changes a lot over the course of it's 6-10 hour life and I could imagine it changing a lot depending on your skin chemistry. I would say, not really suitable for the office and honestly I am not sure when this would be appropriate to wear. It is not 'offensive' but it is a tad weird. 7/10 but ultimately not for me

At first chypre oakmoss, but then morphs musky animalic. Softens, very nice.

Way too foody for me, in Sweden we have something called ”grillkrydda” which you use on fries for example, it’s kind of reminiscent of that. Not something I would want to wear.

Hayra is a beautiful bizarre aquatic unlike anything I’ve smelled before. Fresh basil, cilantro, cumin, celery seed and other interesting herbs create this strange aquatic scent that feels unique and entirely original. Is it a green fougere? A blue incense? An oakmoss bomb? Much like the amphibious mythological creature known to lurk both land and water, Hayra is many different things all at once. What might seem chaotic is beautifully harmonious and filled with exciting twists and turns. The opening sees a lot of spices and a sense of “blue” aquatics yet the heart is a huge dose of powdery fresh oakmoss that quickly turns the scent turquoise before full on green. It’s interesting how a scent can trigger olfactory synesthesia. The base turns woodsy with thick waves of Prin’s famous incensed DNA. This one is worth sampling although I’m not sure it will have a place on my shelf as a full bottle. A totally unique offering and one that I hope is given the time of day with all the Prin releases of 2020