Cynefin

I am a fan of Rouge Bunny Rouge (Embers and Tundra are my favorites) in that they make some very interesting, unique and solid quality perfumes. Cynefin is no exception as, to my nose, this one is a hard-to-describe blend of green, earthy, herbal, musky, dusty fragrance...while nice, and hugely interesting, I do not find it to be exceptional. Lavender and violet leaf are most prominent (to my nose) in Cynefin, but it mainly comes across as being a refined green aromatic scent that is best used by well-dressed gentleman, who are professional but don't take themselves too serious. Cynefin is described as being effervescent and having a masculine edge that diffuses as if the clean and fresh aroma is rising after rain. Well, that pretty much captures my thoughts and sentiments regarding this fragrance. Performance is solid in that it lasts 7-hours and projects slightly above moderate on my skin. One small complaint is that I sprayed Cynefin on both sides of my neck and the aromatic green waves of angelica and violet leaf were beating me above the neck and shoulders during the first hour causing a slight sinus headache. So spray the wrists and perhaps under the shirt in order to avoid this situation. Although not a good fit for me, I find Cynefin to be a very nice and very interesting fragrance worth checking-out if you're into these green, herbal, aromatic type of scents.

Cynefin (Welsh for habitat) is a formula in which all ingredients have been carefully selected to remind you of damp soil in a forest after the rain. A very different kind of freshness compared to conventional citruses or marines, in Cynefin the freshness comes from wet moss, violet leaf and herbs.

Smelling this was a weird trip down memory lane. On my skin, Cynefin smells like a cross between Copydex and Gloy. They were weird, rubbery glues from the 1980s that were ubiquitous in primary school classrooms, and useless at gluing anything. The glue smelled like fishy marzipan, made excellent bogies when it dried up and you could roll it between your fingers (you made your own fun in those days). As a perfume, this is a pass. Longevity is also pretty awful, much like the glue.

Fedele riproduzione del profumo di una roccia ricoperta da muschi e licheni bagnati dalla pioggia o da acqua di fonte sorgiva. Muschio d'alta quota, spesso, fresco e verdissimo, costellato da umida artemisia e mite angelica. Molto persistente, erbaceo rupestre a tutto tondo. Suppongo molto apprezzato da escursionisti amanti della montagna e da Heidi.

Smells like dishsoap. Palmolive? Total meh/would not spray it again on purpose. Wish I smelled what other people can.