Qimu & Musicians
A House of Music and Fragrance

Top

Very fresh, with fig and cassis. It is a little herbal, but not in the way Artemisia is herbal; rather in the way that the leaves of some berry bush would be (again; cassis). It is electric in that sense too. It is not as spectacular as it is well done. It smells like the underbrush of a gentle summer forest, with the forest strawberries, the twigs, the little bushes and plants, and the moisture that is held within the soil of it.

I would put it as my top fig leaf fragrance I think. Whereas most fragrances in the industry attempt to really single the fig out, this combines it with lily of the valley, cassis and some other things to make a very nicely balanced fresh and green character that is not carried by one thing alone (fig leaf). It makes it enjoyable, and way more multi-faceted compared to the status quo of its like.

Mid

In its heart, guitarist continues smelling the same; which is not a bad thing, rather an impressive thing, especially noting my previous point about fragrances that tend to tunnel vision the fig leaf within their composition; my reasoning being that in the latter fragrances (such as Premier Figuier by L'Artisan Parfumeur), the fig just disappears as soon as it reaches the 5 minute mark. Here, the fact that it has been almost 30 minutes since I sprayed it and I can smell the fig still, as well as ever, is a pretty cool thing.

It did turn a little sweeter, and a little more musky, but asides from that the character is consistently the same. I feel that this part is the one that would show most interpersonal variation when worn on skin. Just a hunch though.

Dry Down

This is more diffusely aromatic in the dry down as is a little more difficult to tell where this aromatic character comes from; but despite that, by process of elimination you can still tell it’s a fig leaf. This is also my first instance of smelling this note in the dry down. The sweetness from the middle persists, but it is now the second most prominent part of the perfume. I don’t know where it comes from to be honest: it is a gentle and subtle sweetness, not sugary nor synthetic, and I suspect that my inability to identify it is justified by it being well blended with the green character of the fig leaf, and therefore I making it difficult to isolate.

It eventually turns quite abrasive as all the notes merge together. The fig leaf is there, but it would not have been recognized had you not smelled it in the top and/or mid.

Top

Smells quite dense, and slightly minty with floral aspects to this. From the very top it smells a little like fresh laundry, but that quickly goes away.

The density is then becomes something between saffronic and lactonic, with it being very very warm despite it not having the classical warming elements (like vanilla, amber or resins). There is sharpness too, which I feel comes half from saffron and half from some white floral. Tuberose maybe.

Mid

It being called vocal does suit it, as I can image the scene after a concert smelling like this: dense and drunken with smells individualistic to this event: the heavy air of a room which’s supplies of oxygen have dwindled after the crowds sang and danced for hours; and the smell of warmth combined with liquor (here, I am mainly talking about the saffronic accord, although this is only a character rather than a smell, because I have never once went to a concert and have smelled saffron there – not even the Persian ones) .

Dry Down

This remains the same in the dry down, except turning a little sweeter. Base Dry down is still sweeter.

The writing for Bassist is the owner’s and has not arrived yet. Its notes are under View notes.

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