Bowhanti

In Sweden, this is a "flagship-store exclusive", BUT you can purchase it online. That's what I had to to, and I read all the notes very methodically and carefully, deciding which one to pick as a first blind buy. In the end the lot fell on Bowhanti, and I am so glad that it did because it was love at first spritz. First sniff of this perfume is all about the green stuff. Galbanum, patchouli. Sniffing the soil underneath a juniper bush etc. Like hugging a tree in summer. But second sniff! After 15 minutes or so, it does a complete 180 and becomes a semi-sweet floral on me! I get freesia. And I mean A LOT of freesia, because all of a sudden I am sniffing my arm and getting Laura Biagiotti - Laura! Not what I had expected at all, but white florals is also my jam, so this is the best of two worlds for me. Imagine a Laura Noir. This is it. --------------------------------------------------------- I started writing this review and then came back, and now it is almost an hour and a half later. Now I am getting jasmine tea!? What is this!? Shape shifting X-men perfume? I wonder what it smells like tomorrow. Nunca abburido.

This has quickly become an everyday comfort fragrance for me during the colder months. It’s so warm and classy, and it just makes me happy when I catch whiffs of Bowhanti throughout the day. Genuinely, when I’m huddled in a big sweater and suddenly smell this on the collar... it’s like a serotonin boost. I'm surprised to not see plum in the notes. I get a slightly boozy plum, woods, and a hint of cinnamon. I find the balance between woods and spice to be perfect; neither takes over or becomes overwhelming. Very pretty and elegant scent in my opinion, but it does sit very close to the skin. I overspray on both skin and clothes to make it last, and find that gives me a nice intimate cloud for around 5 hours. I believe it’s recently been discontinued, so don’t wait too long if you want to get your hands on a bottle.

I utterly love this smell! Unisex. A hot whiff of cinnamon, sandalwood, patchouli and incense with exotic spicy pepper. On me this lasts all day - up to 12 hours. On my clothes it lasts maybe a week. Can be smelled from arm length. When it wears off it becomes less spicy and more like freshly cut wood, with a hint of balsam. Great for the confident slightly masculine exotic woman. A cheap version of the popular Opium with less patchouli. Also similar to Estee Lauder Cinnibar but with less spice and more wood. Perfect for fall or paired with a women powersuit for work for a shot of confidence. Or for a hot date! Perfect balance of simplicity and complexity. Excellent value for the price. Would never have guessed it was a body shop one. Smells much more expensive.

Well done Body Shop! A medicinal heaven. Now this could be more medicinal, that is true, but even this amount is sufficient for me. If Body Shop takes care of the longevity and the sillage, Bowhanti will compete with high end perfumes. Leans towards the masculine side. Soothing for some reason! Spicy for real, woody too. A blast of spice in the opening, woody right of the bat. It's a quite intense cinammon in the beginning, pathouli and cinammon always complement each other in the best way possible, and the incense comes last. Feels a little powdery(?). Does develop into a more prominent incense and less patchouli and cinammon. The claims are true. Balsamic and medicinal all the way. A yes from me

This perfume smells amazing... for like 5 minutes, like many of the Body shop line. Its lasting power is nonexistent. I even sprayed it on a paper and it disappeared from there too after a little bit. Honestly, it's like it's made from top notes only. At least it should last 2-3 hours for me to feel like it's worth buying, especially at this price. I really wish it would last because when you first spray it on it smells really warm, comforting and beautiful, very lovable. (BTW things like moisturizing the skin first and stuff don't work for me.. it either lasts or it doesn't)