light fruity tea
Finally got to try this beauty thanks to a decant from a fellow member of the perfume community. The base notes of birch tar and smoke in this are well blended in the base and don't lend that 'ashy' aspect like in the original. I agree that the original Tea Tonique, which I used to own, is far too smoky, and the tea th...
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The nicest British afternoon tea
I absolutely love it when indie perfume houses create beautiful and whimsical works of art that smell great. I’m reminded a bit of Dear Polly by Vilhelm which is another great black tea perfume. As someone who regularly drinks black tea with oatmilk (I’m lactose intolerant) ever since I moved to England 2 years ago, th...
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Italian salad in the kitchen... then Abercrombie cologne?
This is a very photorealistic and transportive scent that does remind me very strongly of a Mediterranean olive grove by the sea. For the greater part of the fragrance's lifetime I pick up mainly on salty, mineralic, aromatic, and green notes from the olive, rosemary, and cypress. However, in the late drydown maybe 3-5...
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light fruity tea
Finally got to try this beauty thanks to a decant from a fellow member of the perfume community. The base notes of birch tar and smoke in this are well blended in the base and don't lend that 'ashy' aspect like in the original. I agree that the original Tea Tonique, which I used to own, is far too smoky, and the tea th...
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Not novel, but an okay citrus.
If you've been subscribing to Ffern for a few years, you will soon realise that their offerings don't differ very much from year to year. Spring 24 is actually extremely similar to Summer 23, with the prominent grapefruit. This is not novel for them at all. And the reference to rhubarb is quite misleading as this is mo...
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Not novel, but an okay citrus.
If you've been subscribing to Ffern for a few years, you will soon realise that their offerings don't differ very much from year to year. Spring 24 is actually extremely similar to Summer 23, with the prominent grapefruit. This is not novel for them at all. And the reference to rhubarb is quite misleading as this is mo...
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Take out the Galbanum!
This is surprisingly pleasant for about 30 minutes where there is a high quality fruity apple-y aquatic freshness that is very well-blended considering the pricepoint puts this in the category of luxury-end perfume. And then, as with all perfumes containing galbanum, the perfume starts smelling rank and foul like body...
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Take out the Galbanum!
This is surprisingly pleasant for about 30 minutes where there is a high quality fruity apple-y aquatic freshness that is very well-blended considering the pricepoint puts this in the category of luxury-end perfume. And then, as with all perfumes containing galbanum, the perfume starts smelling rank and foul like body...
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