Arunima

Got a decant of this......definitely worth my leg. This is top shelf, very unique, mild undertone of aromatic aquatic ( lotus, lime and ginger combo?) Opening with warm spice of cardamom, ginger that is perfectly contrast to coolness of incense, lavender. The combination create epic harmony from few notes. Lavender smells so fresh but never overpowers, it adds great calming effect to the deep meditative incense note. Bit of vanilla keeps incense and ginger edge from too sharp. Dry down got bit of sweetness through the ginger/incense, I am not sure where from (lotus? smells like mild fruits) so smoothly blended, hard to tell; a compliment magnet this. Masterpiece emanates strength, unspoken confidence, and groundedness. Composition has certain liveliness I have not come across before. Really well done...considering an arm.

275 Ah, this was my first pricy purchase in the natural fragrance market. It was concentrated and a luscious dark orange colored liquid. It’s unlike anything else, like AveParfum said, the cardamom combined with intense candied vanilla and lime and other spices made it so thick and mysterious, sweet fruity resinous, without florals. It bloomed in warm temperatures and that’s what gives me fond memories of the beautiful times wearing it. It’s almost gone now you see and SIP discontinued one of their best and most unique scents. The fading of notes over a decade has left a strong lime cleaner scent with all the other notes weakened and the once strong cardamom note nearly gone. But it was such a unique beauty. Can’t find anything like it. Are you reading this SIP, bring it back! 9/10-once upon a time...

This might be the most unique scent I've come across in some time. It's somewhat fresh, like fresh ginger root rather than the dried powder, yet it contains warm and gentle spices. Cardamom is very apparent providing an edge of fruitiness, but as the scent lingers it becomes something like a delicately spiced ginger beer, a tad syrupy in nature. It has a comforting feel to it, but it also seems rather exotic. I think it's a beautiful idea for a person who wants to replace their boring daily cologne with something that has some pizzazz to keep life from becoming mundane.

The combination of the opening notes smells like a weird camphorous bay leaf. It smells very herbal with a spicy undertone and there is a slightly medicinal note too. It develops into a different smell pretty much within about 10 seconds on my skin. The vanilla comes forward and it turns more syrupy then. Like a dark, slightly spicy vanilla syrup. It also becomes a lot less interesting in the drydown unfortunately. It smells like a slightly watery resinous vanilla and some light spices. It vanishes rather quickly too. My skin eats this up! GOBBLED! It's the second one I've tried and not been super impressed with from this company. I'm kinda glad though as they are SO pricey!