Oxiana

The ultimate souvenir from Rome. Interesting, yet well behaved.

For me, it starts off with clean, piney-soapy top-notes, but these subside within 10 minutes revealing something quite different: an intriguing heart of balsamic resins, earthiness of patchouli (but not pronounced!), and a floral- giving lightness- which I cannot place, and a touch of cinnamon, perhaps? White musk in the base, I think. I am not sure of anything I just typed. It is definitely unisex, and a tad too 'clean' for my taste, but I find it pleasant. It is like a calmer, more-serene Thvndra. Ah! Lavender... :-)

Quite nice actually but not FBW. A very explosive opening, reminded me of the 80s! SodaStream, Play-Doh, Star Wars figures, Cola Cubes, Jawbreakers... Then it reminded me of a shoe shop, the smell of a new pair of shoes being opened for you to try on, a box fresh smell, rubber plimsolls, new tennis shoes, school kit bags... But it very quickly faded away to a skin scent, just slowly died away to very little. Pleasant but not enough sillage or longevity or change.

Oxiana opens with an original and interesting mushrooms growing in a damp basement note and then transitions into a more refined, dark, musky, woody scent. I guess its patchouli, though I would have guessed something more along the lines of virginia cedar. Strangely though I love myrrhe, I couldn't detect any on my skin (none of the sweet, bitter or smokey aspects). Few women could pull this off IMO, but those who could would be the baddest b*tches around.

Sweet woody scent which has a confection like smell. The main ingredients are a woody mix of cedar and sandalwood. There is some cinnamon at the top and the base is vanilla and tonka bean. The sugary unisex scent has moderate to strong sillage and very good longevity. You will get compliments for wearing this from many, although it is nothing that exceptional in the excellent Profumum line. Enjoy!