No Man is an Island Perfume Oil
$31.00
No Man is an Island Perfume Oil
$31.00
No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend’s
Or of thine own were:
Any man’s death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
– John Donne
Warm, dark patchouli, hazelnut cream, coffee bean, cassis, tonka bean, purple sage, and bourbon vanilla.
Proceeds from the sale of this oil will be donated to the Los Angeles Food Bank so we can do our part to prevent and ameliorate food scarcity in the community.
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The hazelnut cream is the first note to jump out at me, but the purple sage (the same one from Colemanite Phoenix) jumps in shortly after and immediately becomes the dominant note. Behind these notes, I smell the cassis, with just a little bit of coffee and patchouli. The patchouli and coffee start to gain strength as this sits on the skin. It gets creamier and more gourmand over time, with the hazelnut cream and the coffee ending up as the stars of the show on me, mingling with the warm patchouli. The vanilla and tonka join in after a few hours of wear, sweetening the scent, with just a hint of the blackcurrant in the background. This is the best phase of the scent. 🙂
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