DSH – Mahjoun

Perfume; Mahjoun
Perfumer: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz
Source: DSH Parfums des Beaux Arts
Size: 1mL

Notes:
Top notes: Bitter Almond, Cardamom Seed, Cherry Blossom, Lavender Flower, Lemon, Sweet Orange
Middle notes: Bulgarian Rose Absolute, Fig, Hazelnut, Honey, Nutmeg, Orange Blossom, Sugar Date
Base notes: Amber, Atlas Cedarwood, Cinnamon Bark, Clove Bud, Frankincense (Olibanum), Sandalwood, True Arabian Myrrh

Date: 1/17/08 Weather: 32 degrees and sloppy (snow, sleet, ice)

Comments: Starts bitter. No fruit, no flowers. Just bitter and sour. This is on freshly showered scentless skin (no fragrance in the bath soap). The same nutty off note found in Ava Luxe’s Loukhoum. After 15 minutes – that note turns woody and a little like cat pee. Finally starts developing a vanilla note after 20 minutes. But that vanilla never seems to override the nutty off note. I will have to revisit this one another time.

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Retired – swap to ComDiva 4/10/08. Hope she has better luck with it.

~ by Wendy Wickham on January 18, 2008.