Brand: The Strange South
Scent Description: Summer rain, orange blossom, sunflower, juniper berry, white tea, and ylang-ylang.
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Brand: The Strange South
Scent Description: Summer rain, orange blossom, sunflower, juniper berry, white tea, and ylang-ylang.
A warm and summery floral afternoon in a golden field. What I think is sunflower is very pretty. Juniper berry is light but present. Leans soapy after some wear, which I think comes down to rain and white tea mixing with ylang-ylang and/or orange blossom. So, a fancy, good-smelling soap. This vibe calms down after a while, so I wouldn’t consider this any kind of screechy-soapy. Hours later, a simplified and very clean scent. Not mind blowing but it’s a super pleasant kind of clean skin smell that’s easy to like.
Sunflowers! 🌻 with just the slightest bit of ylang to keep it floral instead of going too savory. The juniper berry is noticeable too, combining with the sunflowers for a “craft store” vibe. Unfortunately, it goes diaper/baby wipes real fast, and then fades to nothing. I’d like to see how this wears on hair maybe?
This is very summery. I get a little floral, a little sweetness from the juniper berry, some fruitiness (probably the ylang ylang), and an overall cleanliness from the tea. I like it enough to lean towards a full size, but is it complex enough for me to keep it? These also disappear so quickly and I am impatient and don’t want to wait months for something to be more wearable.
White tea and rain, unfortunately, turned the whole thing pretty soapy on my skin. In the vial, however, it smells very fresh and clean, slightly floral and bright.