Halcyon

Sugary sweet, warm, spicy, boozy. She is the love of your life, a scent you’ve known all throughout it. She is your first love, she is the double take that can’t help but be taken, she is a warm autumn night all bundled up in blankets on the couch and borderline tipsy while snickerdoodles bake in the oven. Halcyon is the warmest memory and moment. This fragrance was a blind buy, love at first glance at the notes- but I don’t regret it. At first whiff you’re immediately pulled in by the sweet embrace of the sugary toffee top note, that and the cinnamon radiate a warmth that’s only heightened by the musk base. The honey within Halcyon compliments this, contributing to the gourmand sweetness but in a classy, 3 star restaurant way (a high enough star rating to be worth the price of the dessert and feel fancy without it becoming a contrived art piece and eXpErIeNcE rather than a dish made to be enjoyed like some bullshit passard egg dish.{Not that I have anything against bullshit passard eggs.}) If this perfume was a dish at the previously mentioned contrived 5 star restaurant or the work of some poor panic ridden chef in a gourmet cooking competition like Chopped or something, it would be referred to as “Chef Soma’s deconstructed take on brown butter toffee cookies, balled and rolled in cinnamon sugar and served with a rum infused honey glaze to be poured atop at the moment of consumption and not plating to prevent sogginess.” The tobacco lingers, beautifully. Cinnamon and benzoin take center stage but that middle note of tobacco both grounds and trails it, becoming particularly notable as it dries down and settles. Rich, smooth, inviting, not an attention demander but certainly an attention grabber. Blended immaculately. Decent sillage, not overpowering. Intense staying power. Divine performance. I applaud it. I adore it. I have nothing left to say but brava, brava, bravissima!

This smells straight-up divine. I literally can't stop sniffing my hand. The combination of cinnamon and honey is so well blended. I did one spray on my arm and it's projecting throughout the whole room. I have been fortunate enough to have tried several 100s of perfumes throughout my journey. I can distinguish between good quality perfumes and the ones that are not so great. Saying this is good quality would be an understatement. The quality in my opinion is just miles better than Angles Share and Oajan. I am a big big fan of Oajan which I had an older decant of. Was planning on getting one, so went to the store and tried it can't believe how bad the projection was on the newer batches. I was super disappointed. Posted that on one of the communities, and a lot of people suggest getting Soma Halcyon instead. A lot of them gave rave reviews about it. So thanks to Dan I managed to get a decant, on a side note already placed an order before decant came in. This has been one of the best finds of my journey. Can't wait to try more. This is a massive winner in my book. Just try it, if you love Oajan/AS this will blow your mind.

Halcyon is probably Soma’s most famed release and for good reason, it’s absolutely stunning and delicious. It opens with an intensely sweet toffee, vanilla and honey combination with an addictive spicy cinnamon in the background. From here the sweetness is perfectly balanced with a strong boozy rum note and smoky tobacco, with hints of a fizzy benzoin and soft orchid. While not listed, I get a gentle hint of a sweet cherry note - probably from the orchid. This is a truly edible fragrance, an incredible gourmand for a great price. It’s very much along the lines of Angels Share and Feve Deliceuse but much better value for money - fantastic fragrance.

Love this one sooooo much. Even more than Angel’s Share, of which I have a full bottle and a back up. It’s not the same of course, but has the same sort of sweet, boozy vibe, think Back to Black, Ambre Narguile, Khaltat Night, even getting towards the sweetness of Lost Cherry - I totally agree with the post below that said it has a cherry note. Edit: smells very similar to Daniel Josier Ambre Tabac, Which I’ve tried since writing this. I get warm spicy cinnamon, sweet juicy cherry, rum, toffee, and tobacco with vanilla.... Just absolutely delicious. Totally blind buy safe if you like these sorts of scents.

OMG , this is a gem for all of us amber lovers If you into ambrr narguile, angels share, etc you definitely need this beauty in your life Also it lasts for ages I tried it on my arm whilst was on perfume group meet up ( hello Dan , Julia’s here )) And it was with me for entire day of testing other fragrances, and it was wet it’s me day after Anyways , long story short , I waited and waited and now it’s available to buy a full bottle which I have done and can’t be more happy