Accords: green leaf Notes: Red thyme, myrtle, lavender, lemon and bitter orange
A hectic day at the office and didn't get a chance to follow the development too closely. Frag does not project very strongly and is therefore quite office-friendly. Did not care for the opening which I thought was a little sweet, rather odd and I could not identify the notes. After half an hour the the sweetness subsides and a wonderful green and spicy accord develops which lasts at least 4 hours. Unfortunately, somewhere between 4 and 6 hours The Garden turns powdery on my skin and disappoints.
Sweet love of God! This is amazing, I'm really really loving this stuff. It opens with a slight stink, a little sweet, but almost buttery, and after about 10-15 minutes a beautiful clove note comes piping through, and for about half an hour to an hour it's nothing but a beautiful rich clove scent with a touch of woody oud. Then the clove note settles down a bit and commingle for several hours before a slight leather note comes through. It's at this point that it has an almost piney-cedary note - woody/leather but oud/clove all the same. So intriguingly interesting and unique! Every bit of this is utterly enjoyable and sublime!