/fa/ - Fashion

SOTD: Rich Mess from Ryan Richmond. It was a 2019 Indie category winner of The Art and Olfaction Awards created by Christophe Laudamiel. It was also a true pain in the ass to get it in Europe. You Americans are lucky to have so many lovely niche houses that are readily available for you but near impossible to get here. Don't obsess over our European fragrances and just look around. I got a 3ml decant of it and now around 30 minutes after applications I can say that the effort to get it was worth it. It's an absolutely phenomenal leather scent. The bitter-fresh opening that smells to me of a mix of galbanum and citruses blends perfectly with a petrol leather. You just can't forget it after smelling it once. After the opening is gone it settles to a woody leather with some dryness coming from saffron that is contrasted with slight floral-fruity undertones. Beautiful stuff and the best leather fragrance I've discovered over last few years (together with The Black Knight). Can't wait to see what does it dry down to.
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I also love it. It's my favorite CdG after CdG 2. You are looking for a coniferous resinous incense fragrance. Have you tried other CdGs from their Incense series? Kyoto is a close cousin of Hinoki. However, you know what to expect performance-wise from them already. Today I got some samples from a new polish brand called 'Wolf Brothers' for tests. Their 'Wolf' has a similar vibe as Hinoki and lasts longer (actually it survived to some extent a shower I took earlier today). However, it clearly trades longevity for projection as it stays almost a skin scent. You can get it from Lulua if you're interested. A less obscure recommendation for 'coniferous resinous incense' atmosphere I am talking about would be DS Durga. I've tried plenty of their frags and they generally are recreating it very well.