Back to testing the samples I received from a POLer. For the past couple of days I've compared Patchouli by M. Micallef $200 for 100 ml or $4 for .7 ml at Lucky Scent on my right wrist to Ambra Nera on my left. That review will follow.
Notes violet leaves, orris, heliotrope, patchouli, vetiver, cedarwood, leather, balsam tolu, benzoin, cistus, vanilla
This is one of the nicest Patchoulis around. Whoa, I really like it. It is sweet, not dry, patchouli. My overall impression is sweet patchouli and tolu. If you have smelled Ormande Jayne's Tolu you can have a pretty good idea of what this one smells like.
Ormande Jayne Tolu
Top: Juniper berry, orange blossom and clary sage
Heart: Orchid, Moroccan rose and muguet
Base: Tolu, tonka bean, golden frankincense and amber
I'm sure all that earthy, woody undertone, touched with violet (which some people say they get in the beginning, but I really don't smell that) serves to enrich the patchouli.
Have you tried this one?
Some people say it is their favorite.
What I particularly like is that it doesn't smell artificial. It is comforting and easy to wear. Plus a very little goes a long way. I used literally one drop and it is enveloping. It is much stronger than Ambra Nera.
I had Book Girl smell them both, and she liked them both. I had her smell the Ambra Nera first so she would be able to smell it.
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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Originally posted 2009-10-07 07:58:31.
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