Brussels Sprouted

Why the name is 'Brussels Sprouted' I have no clue. Yes, I get the idea of the pun, and yes brussels sprouts are green, but I can't really think of anything more unlike the title than this fragrance. The opening is cool, and minty, but not in a gum or toothpaste sense. It's more like fresh mint being crushed underfoot after a storm. Wet, and freshly green. Greener than green, really. It's like Brent took the idea of green and bottled it, in a good way. As the super green top notes die down some the richness of the cedar begins to shine through, drying down to a sweet, earthy musk. It's like a walk through a fantasy forest, with everything just a little bit 'more' than it would be in reality. Like a dream. I think I'm in love. :)

Updated: Now that I'm far far more educated in fragrance, I really love this one. It starts out with a floral and sweet green scent that could be compared to a petrichor in garden of carnations and tulips. After about a couple hours, the dry down sets in with a very light musk and traces of sweetness from the petrichor. It's really nice and light, but the beginning can get a bit sweet for me. I'm surprised that it's not among the notes, because I can smell dill very strongly in the opening, which dies down to synthetic green and musk. Not my favourite from Smell Bent, but not as bad as Lumberjack Werewolf.

A wonderful scent for those wandering off the beaten path. The first spritz released a note of GREEN! with barely the hint of dirt...but not a sharp, bitter, earthy green. The green note is softened by the cedar note which provids the OOOMPH for the juice. The silliage is an impressive 4-5 hours with a dry down to a green/smoky musk notes that aren't as intense as first application, but wonderful none-the-less.

I couldn't resist testing this after reading the reviews, a couple of which made me think I'd experience a greenhouse type of scent, but no! It's quite a clean, green, earthy scent and although listed as a men's scent, it's perfectly suitable for female skin chemistry as well. The opening notes made me think of wet vetiver with a subtle background nuance of freshly torn spearmint leaf, although I'm not exactly sure what I was smelling. That's just what came to mind! The heart of the fragrance was warmer and woodier, and I kept thinking my nose was detecting a little dry patchouli (like what is found in Profumum Thundra), but it was probably just the combination of earthy-woody notes! The base was a warm, sensual, clean musk that stayed close to the skin. Longevity was about 5 hours on me and it was a delightful fragrance to wear! It's a green hippie-ish type of scent. It's fresh, yet earthy. I highly recommend it as a positive scent experience!

75) City smell Very very close of Pentachords Verdant (Tauer) but better AND cheaper (much more). There is less soil tincture and more green notes softened by the musk. It's strange it can be a "green" perfume (a green house filled with dark earth) but maybe also the smell of a city after the rain, like a mix of dust,concrete,pollution and wet tar. That depend of your imagination. being Belgian it's obviously the smell of Brussels in the rain that comes to my mind.