/fa/ - Fashion

So I just got my Diptyque '34 Collection' samples. Here are my first impressions.
2 are wow, 2 are whew.

Benjoin Boheme - Fucking gorgeous. At first spray it reminds me of a headshop; generic incense/patchouli accord. It still kind of smells this way on my skin, but in the air it's a different story. I gave this one several sprays on my chest and neck and now I can smell this somewhat spicy, hardly sweet, almost vanillic amber. The sandalwood is dry and woody with a creamy nuance that comes out as it drys down, perhaps the same sandalwood used in Tam Dao, which I love. While it does not smell like TF Oud Wood, she spiciness is similar to my nose. Its a very dry fragrance but the slight sweetness and spice of the amber makes it round and smooth. I love it already, but I might smell like a hippy.

Eau Mage - Really interesting. Despite the main accords being listed as rose, warm spicy, amber, and woody on fragrantica, it has a freshness about it. A bit of an ambroxan bomb, it has some similarities to modern, mainstream, mens perfume, but done so elegantly. I mostly get a woody, white musk. It seems simple but I sense there is some hidden complexity that will come out when I give it a proper wearing.

Kimonanthe - Kinda gross to be frank. My first impression was cough drops, more specifically, that medicinal cherry spray that numbs your throat. I love camphor, one of my favorite scents is hinoki, but I dont like the combo here. The apricot and osmanthus smell kind of jammy and fake to me, combined with the camphor, its just a cough drop.

Opene - First blast was bad but I'm warming up to it. I think of is as a satchet of rose petals your grandmother has forgetten in her wood dresser. It a dry, musty, rose. Dirty, as in soil. It also reminds of these sweet smelling roots my dad used to dig up, they too have a sort of musty, dirtiness, but also a pleasant, maple-y sweetness. I wouldnt wear this, but I can see it appealing to some.