Porcelain Pulse

I'm very sensitive to traditionally feminine-leaning smells...I don't think I pull off the "leans feminine" or even most of today's version of unisex. But this one is as right down the middle "unisex" as it gets. A female friend and I both put it on and we're surprised how different it reacted to each of our bodies. It smelled more masculine on me and more feminine on her. Anyway....it's a really great tea-note heavy hitter. I discovered how much I like tea accords when I first tried Imagination. While this isn't a dupe, the tea notes and fruity accords with a touch of spice made me immediately think of it. This one lasts a while....6+ hours. The sillage is a little "average" so it's OK to spray once more than you usually do. Really great safe blind buy if you enjoy fruity/spicy/tea frags. And you can probably share it with your significant other - regardless of their sex or pronouns.

I came across ROAN at a pop-up market recently and really liked all of their scents - they are all really well blended and unique. This one jumped out to me particularly. I have been super intrigued by black tea fragrances, and looking for another sophisticated scent to follow my appreciation of The Noir by Le Labo. So happy to have found Porcelain Pulse - it fits what I was looking for exactly! It's so intriguing! I love its development from the initial light fruitiness to a sophisticated blend of dried apricot, some carrot, and then hay and tobacco. It's lightweight, easy to wear, very unisex, and longevity has been great.

Full bottle acquired for my birthday earlier this month, so returning for a review! I think that ROAN created something super special here...What I love: the mix of tart yet crisp fruit and vegetal notes (much more fruit forward though), the creamy and comforting tea and spice components, and the ultra PRETTY florals. Dries down to a soft and cozy warm musk. I see this working for daytime wear from the first sunny spring day, up until the time the leaves turn in autumn. I feel sunshine with this fragrance, but not in the usual tropical summer sense. More like a pastoral fantasy meandering through a field.

It takes me back to the tea I used to share with my grandma: jammy, sweet, and floral. Rhubarb is such an underrated note, and here it shines, supported by accords that play beautifully around it. Pear adds brightness to the black tea, while carrot and apricot feel almost like the perfect marriage. A touch of cardamom is the perfect cherry on top. As it dries down, the sharper accords blur into a soft wrap of musk and hay. It’s one of my most complimented perfumes, and it’s easy to see why.

What a gorgeous black tea and apricot scent. I would not be surprised if you told me this was a Liis fragrance. It walks the line between Ethereal Wave and In This World in a way I didn't know I needed. It's got everything: black tea, dried apricot sweetness, earthy sweet carrot, dryness from hay, and that musky skin base. I realize I said sweet twice there, but don't get me wrong - this is not a super sweet perfume! It's very well balanced and so beautiful.