Equestrian

I agree with two reviews below: this is a fantasy middle-earth equestrian scent, and, it's not truly an equestrian scent because the apple so predominates; there is no barn, no sweat, no animalics--and horse sweat is just lovely (I like the civet and other skanky things in life too). But horse sweat does have a unique warm smell. I do smell the apple, the leather, and, the aforementioned oats! That's probably the hay absolue, and the amber the moss--it's all there, but Apple reigns supreme, and finally, I have found an apple scent I can wear and that I love. (For those DKNY BeDelicious fans, don't hate, but I was absolutely positively nauseated and horrified when I tried that on. It was a rare "blech" moment. I don't even scrub very often because even if I don't love a scent, or like it much, I want to give it a full wearing or two and really experience it and contemplate my reaction. DKNY BeD is apple meets toilet). So if you apple lovers want to smell the "real deal"--Equestrian is it! A juicy crisp, sweet apple, warmed by summer sun amidst the changing fall leaves (there is always something golden and autumnal in her scents), it's also reminiscent of French Apple Brandy, just the tiniest bit of booze and lovely, lovely hay. It is sweet and borders--really skates that thinly--on gourmand. I think if you are NOT at all a gourmand lover you will most likely not love this. What prevents it from skidding over the edge into edible apples and violets is the moss--thank goodness. For patch people, it's really not overtly present, though that may be keeping the composition more grounded. Many of Laurie's scents remind me of Serge Lutens but done in sort of a California version. I could see this being a Serge Lutens (and I love his work). I have SSS Forest Walk, and many have compared it to Fille de Aguilera, which I don't think is the case--this is more like that, or some other "kind" of SL. Equestrian definitely has that vibe--if SL had done an apple. I'm glad this is closer to home and my pocketbook! She definitely picks up on the natural elements of old leaves, earth, decay in the best sense--and here--lucious apple.

Love this fragrance. Smells bucolic and dreamy. Brings to mind my family's farm (6 generations once it gets to my daughter) and one particular sweet white horse my cousin had. The farm is always lush and green with vibrant green grass and apple trees full of fleshy green leaves. I took a treasured photo of the horse surrounded by all that greenery. In Equestrian, I smell fresh apples, sweet hay, a touch of leather. Warm oat and wheat cereals. Not what the horse is eating, more like having a warm bowl of oatmeal, then going out to the barn to saddle him up, catching lung-fulls of clean country air as I walk over. We loved to feed him apples from our trees. I can see him in my mind, apples crunching and juice dripping from his mouth. Very much an equine fragrance from where I stand. Brings vividly to mind the barn, the scent of hay bales, and the heavenly green scenery. I am reviewing a sample from the newly resurrected Sonoma Scent Studios, which is under new ownership. They did an outstanding job producing the fragrances just as I remember them. I bought 3 already, and I already know I will need Equestrian. Update several months later: I just got back from a horse ranch, and I wore Equestrian. It really enhanced the experience and was the absolute perfect choice! I ordered a full bottle. The drydown has a touch of brown leather that reminds me of an old, worn-out leather saddle. The cereals, apples, and hay just smelled so damn good and blended right in with the scent of the barn and the beautiful scenery. This is what I expected from all the reviews of Lann-Ael, but to me that one smells like watery chemicals. This is much more naturalistic and a far better fragrance in scent and quality of ingredients. Love it so much!

I got a sample of this to gift to my equestrian friend, and I ended up liking it more than almost all the samples I chose for myself! It's such a gorgeous, dense, dirty, yet sweet scent. I mostly get apple, hay, leather, and patchouli. But if I didn't know the notes beforehand I am not sure I would really think "apple" or anything else specific when smelling this. It's very well blended and quite a unique composition, very interesting! I think Laurie captured the concept beautifully and I am sure my friend will enjoy it.

194 This makes me think of a green wooded grass field and hay, in the spring and summer time. Fresh green, with green moss mustiness, like a light springtime chypre. It reminds me slightly of Savoir by Ajne, except Savoir is a deep dark green cool weather chypre. I get no horses or barnyard. It smells of nature. The apple and mossy notes work well together. 7/10-it’s different and interesting, even if not my thing. I recommend trying this if different interpretations of chypre are your thing.

Smells like a trail mix with dates. Nothing attractive/contemporary about this, might trigger nostalgia for some.