Description
The Facebook group Eau My Soul, founded by Christi Long, created a fragrance of the same name, representing the warm and friendly nature of the group. Nearly 100 “warm and comforting” notes were suggested by group members and then voted on in true democratic fashion. Sarah McCartney of 4160 Tuesdays then developed the fragrance using the top 25 notes, creating the essence of a “warm group hug”. Eau My Soul is described as a warm and airy oriental perfume featuring prominent sandalwood, cognac, incense and amber.
The fragrance was initially created as a bespoke fragrance available only to group members, but will be available to the public in 30 and 100 ml bottles containing Eau de Parfum.
Eau My Soul launched in September 2017.
IgorEXE – :
Gorgeous Whisky like boozy presentation.
Requested this as a sample from Luckyscent in an order.
I love Whisky scents and despite the complexity of the note table which I get after overanalysing I found it reminded me of D’Orsay Le Dandy which is one of my favourite scents – period!
Sure enough I have both on now on each arm.
Identical especially in the long dry down except EMS is more powdery, a little darker with the amber and a touch more syrupy from the honey (I don’t get so much of the tobacco as is listed) as opposed to the brightness in Le Dandy – in fact it has a little more depth than Le Dandy but I’m not sure this is needed as the depth is sort of – I guess – well, its just common enough. None the less its very very close.
I prefer Le Dandy for its projection and just blatant look at me – I’m an unusual Whisky/boozy scent – and it out performs it for longevity.
I would probably tell them apart if I didn’t know the bottle but its close, very close – you would say they are similar though achieved by different routes.
I suspect the different make up would be more obvious in Summer – again I know Le Dandy is refreshing in Summer but warming in winter.
There is also a huge price difference that to me can’t be justified so again this will loose out easily to Le Dandy.
Lovely otherwise and I would not turn down a free bottle at all!
stalkerbw – :
Eau my Soul is a rich, warm scent, powdery from the tobacco, smooth with the honey, but more perfumey than I like. It’s lovely for all that, but it also didn’t last the night. Maybe 5 hours. The Sandalwood sillage is also extremely bright, being the main note, and I found that it was too much for my tastes. If you like bright, loud sandalwood, this is a nice version.
Anton19901 – :
Smoooooooooth! Wow, this is a beauty. I can’t add anything to the wonderful reviews below. Perfect for heading into fall and no doubt FBW. It isn’t quite me, but I appreciate it nonetheless.
sandarov79 – :
Having over 700 FBs of perfume means it can be difficult to choose which to wear.
Perfume has a profound impact on my mood; if I need to be tough and project a “don’t mess with me” image, I may choose Habanita, Galaad, or Serge Noire… other days I feel carefree, I’ll choose SJP NYC Crush, YSL Black Opium or Penhaligon’s Night Scented Stock. Businesslike and professional? Elixir des Merveilles, Karan Black Cashmere, or Cartier Baiser du Dragon. On the (increasingly!) rare occasion, I need something sexy or seductive – a femme fatale – I may go for Mugler Angel, Fan di Fendi EDP, or Lolita Lempicka.
There are very few scents which support multiple facets of my character, but Eau My Soul undoubtedly does. This is likely due to the array of notes which “should” be at war with each other – but they just, simply, are not; they are expertly blended and most of the time, I find it difficult to pick them out. Sometimes I smell honey, sometimes the prevalent note is sandalwood, sometimes iris, sometimes it’s boozy – and so it carries on. Eau My Soul is ballsy and courageous; it’s modern, soft and pretty; it’s vintage, cool, professional and detached; it’s warm and voluptuous and oh! so sexy. Theoretically, it probably shouldn’t work, but it does. The only other perfume I own which is so full of contradictions (and I do not mean that there are any similarities in smell) is Womanity.
Eau My Soul rocketed straight toward the top of my list of favourite scents. If I’d known how much I was going to love it, I would have invested more and bought a 100ml bottle… hindsight though, eh?
ETA: I tried this during the extreme heat and humidity of summer in SE England this year – this was the first time I experienced honey as being “urinous” on my skin! I was horrified and couldn’t wash it off quickly enough. Now the weather has cooled considerably, I can wear Eau My Soul again (thank goodness).
marko1232 – :
Eau My Soul, what a name, and mostly, what a fragrance! The moment I opened the box, the first thing that I smelled was incense and amber, It reminded me of Tom Ford’s Amber Absolute but not as strong and with a lot more going on here. The first spray introduced me to an assault of notes that is so well blended and nothing short of stunning. After a few minutes, a boozy honeyed sandalwood accord were holding hands and singing some melodious tunes to my nose. This thing here got me confused, it’s strong but soft, loud but calm, bold yet gentle, this is an amazing fragrance that will blow your socks off. This is the fragrance worth hyping and letting the world know about. I’ve heard many great things also from the perfumer Sarah McCartney and amazing stories of how this fragrance was created, absolutely worth checking out. All in all there are 25 fantastic notes in this bottle, but the main notes to my nose are amber, opoponax, cognac, iris, sandalwood, honey, patchouli, vanilla, and leather. This fragrance is worth every penny and pls do yourself a favor get a sample, you will remember the first sniff for a long time. I’m truly impressed! All day, all year affair.
Meloman430 – :
Eau My Soul is an exciting perfume that needs no introductions. You either no it or you don’t. It doesn’t need fanfare or an announcement, it just coyly makes its way around wherever you are, causing intrigue. It trickles out from your skin in gentle wafts of comfort. If you can’t tell by now, I love this fragrance.
It’s a mature, boozy and elegant scent that makes you question why you don’t wear it every minute of every day. In saying that, it is really only suitable for cold weather in the warm embrace of a woolen jumper – at least for me.
It’s a morpher occasionally, making it somewhat hard to review. Sometimes it can be sweet, sometimes a booze assault. Tuberose and lavender seem to be so meticulously blended that I can never pinpoint them. This is sad for me because they happen to be my favourite smelling flowers. However, due to this, the scent is never boring. Nor is it ever overpowering, provided you apply it with a delicate touch.
I’ll admit that I purchased this more out of loyalty to the Facebook group than the listed notes but the notes picked out by the members who got there before I did seem to have come to a fantastic end. No loose ends, no shocking surprises, just coziness.
leugen – :
I cannot put my finger on what this brings to mind. It is familiar and it is comforting, sweet, boozy, balsamic and smooooth as. I cannot wait for my full bottle to arrive. Will write more then, when I have worn it properly.
Oh gosh! Sprayed liberally and all over, this just sings. Mostly honey and woods in the drydown, but a lush deep leathery and booze opening. With a middle note cross-over between a clean barbershop and deep oriental. As someone mentioned previously this should not work, but like some of the Lush scents I love, it just smells great and with wisps of sweet tobacco and then deep balsamic notes at the base. I have a feeling this will be a shape-shifter and will be amazing worn in all weathers to get different effects. I think different facets will be discovered each time it is worn too. It is gourmand and sticky in the early summer heat with high humidity.
anonfoulp – :
Honey oatmeal booze.
This reminds me of one of Kilian fragrances called “Apple Brandy”. It has that oatmeal molded apple cognac with honey, myrrh, opoponax, tobacco, and sandalwood.
This is very boozy, quite interesting and kind of sexy.
gir741speagoessenda – :
This was suggested to me on a recent question I had. Sounds wonderful, until I see it reminds people of Guet Apens by Guerlain, which I have a Y2K bottle of right from France itself by the Eiffel tower store. Husband stopped there, and went into store and ask what to get, they gave him this. Although, it is much sought after now, and the Lamplight bottle is desired, I could never part with it. It didn’t play well with me, maybe I will re-visit it and see what happens this time around.
mishenko_134 – :
Quite a melange of notes, all but the kitchen sink it seems, but shockingly–it works! A rich, resinous enveloping aura with great longevity. Thankfully on me, I sense no tobacco and also the scent does not come off boozy. Well done!
ALBANKZ – :
This is a beautiful scent, the main players to my nose are boozy notes, sandlewood, iris, lavender, all sweetened by honey. A faint touch of vanilla and rose. I don’t get all the other notes, especially tobacco which has been voted highly.
This is more feminine to me and not my cup of tea. I think women would love, it’s hard not to like.
ceavis – :
To me, Eau My Soul isn’t so much complex as it is entirely comfortable. There’s a lot going on, but you really needn’t think about it. The impression I get from Sarah about her scents and her personality is that she really dislikes pretentiousness. That a scent can communicate a story or a mood without being dissected to death in a way that bores onlookers and destroys the emotion of the scent… but can be understood in such a way if that makes the wearer comfortable. Eau My Soul is this type of scent.
What I, personally, get, as it appears that this is indeed a chameleon that changes not just from wearer to wearer, but also from time to time that it worn, is lots of woods, cognac, iris and honey. It’s a little powdery, but mostly warm and sweet in a bit of a dry way. I don’t mention vanilla as a more dominant note because while it is for me, it is blended so well with whichever note is taking the centre stage. Notes don’t scream out, but accords do. Sometimes it can be a warm, sweet accord. Other times a smoky floral. In not so many words, this isn’t a soli-note fragrance, nor a slowly unfolding one where one note becomes clearer than others in whichever stage its in – its just a superbly blended fragrance.
In saying this, some of the listed notes do not scream at me. Oakmoss, which Sarah seems to LOVE using, is not entirely noticeable… nor is vetiver or tuberose. That isn’t to say that they aren’t there, but more to imply that if they weren’t listed, they wouldn’t entirely be able to be picked out.
Still, it’s quite magnificent and a good indicator of what the fragrance community is enjoying at the moment. A ‘warm group hug’ is a pretty accurate description.
kobra58 – :
The following review is mine…no idea why it came up as ‘guest’.
Very interested in all the reviews on this one. It surely is so different on different skins. A chameleon scent, a trickster, an unpredictable one. On my skin I get a lot of booze, and I mean a lot! It’s up there with the 4160 Tuesdays’ Candlelight perfume in booze strength! And honey and myrrh ( myrrh always amplifies on my skin mind ) . I don’t get any florals or anything else, they are overshadowed. It doesn’t matter though..it’s warm, intoxicating, rich and velvety. It’s strong in projection with decent longevity! A beautiful winter one, can see me wearing this a lot in the long, dark winter nights. And Christmas time!
bulat194 – :
This is something very special.
I bought a 100ml bottle of this based just on the notes, and because I was intrigued by the idea of a group-created fragrance. I do not regret this purchase at all.
It’s a scent that’s very contradictory in many ways, and yet all fits together purposely. It has the boozy, warm, gourmand notes, but avoids being heavy or overly rich. It has several traditionally sweet notes, but isn’t cloying in the least. The opening reminds me a little of jasmine tea, sort of invoking a dim sum house for me. It has a combination of the boozy congnac, honey, and vanilla, but it’s lightened by a beautiful sandalwood and incense combination. There’s a hint of neroli and bergamot, but they blend perfectly with the other notes rather than dominate, as these notes often do. In the drydown, the sandalwood, iris, and incense really take center stage with hints of subtle sweetness and florals in the background.
This is a scent that’s every bit as complex and sophisticated as you’d think it is, yet manages to not be loud or screechy. This is an instant love for me. Been wearing it nonstop since it arrived. 10/10
slavikovici – :
It is interesting to note that the process of developing a fragrance during the history of perfumery is in general a task that either is solitary or involves a very small group of people. In this sense the perfumery is very similar to art, so that a perfume ends up being a reflection from the point of view of a person or a small group of people.
Perhaps this is due to the difficulty we have in sharing our impressions and sensations in a 100% objective way with respect to a perfume – it is like speaking a language where we know the words but the way they are used and interpreted ends up being very personal. However, it is interesting to note how the spread and growth of social networks has generated a community where people exchange knowledge, impressions and words about these perfumes. One of these places is the English group Eau My Soul, made to be a space of peaceful, inclusive and pleasant coexistence.
Eau My Soul, the perfume, came from a preliminary discussion of its founder, Christi, inviting people to share how they imagined the perfume and what notes. What first came out as a play took on something serious when Sarah McCartney set out to develop a scent with such notes, even opening a poll for people to vote for their favorites. Sarah’s adventurous and fearless style is perfect for such a task as it involves just trying to capture this difficult task of abstracting what we try to convey equally with different words.
And the fact is that Eau My Soul on the skin is delicious, a kind of contemplative perfume that makes me think even in the essence of the origins of the perfume, the burning of aromatic resins in religious rituals. There is a zen aura, peaceful in the creation and certainly Sarah managed to capture well the most voted notes. At the same time, she captured in them the essence of a group: no note shouts more than the other, Eau My Soul perfume is a symphony of all notes, an aura of peace through the chosen aromas. It is curious how the essences chosen by the group marry very well with the yoga knowledge of the perfumer, which gives it even space to create a harmony that brings the feeling of peace using classic essences for this purpose. I can observe a woody and delicate background, obtained with a quality sandalwood, wrapped in sweet, amber and smoldering resins. On it there are small details of various essences, and the ones I get the best I know tell me of a citrus, bright and sweet opening evolving into a floral body of rose and neroli, immersed in the smell of incense. There is something in Eau My Soul that makes me think of an Indian incense, but made with a quality that makes the idea fluid, delicate and abstract, something obtained with good materials and the talent of the perfumer. And while this type of project depends on the talent of a person, Eau My Soul is proof that it is possible to do, even on a small scale, the creation of a fragrance in a more collaborative and inclusive way.
Nord59 – :
This perfume is significant for a few reasons: First, it was the brain-child of Christi Long working closely with perfumer Sarah McCartney as a crowd-brain-trust perfume idea, which has rarely been done (and done so successfully.) I also was fortunate to meet Sarah recently and try the perfume “in house” so speak. I’m finally able to have some time to give it a serious wearing on its own. I really like to experience perfumes without the pyramid structure. Particularly in this case, I knew there were a lot of notes that went into this, and many opinions (I even voted as well!) so there had to be a kind of democracy of process which could not have been easy to translate into perfume. Yet the final product is sublime. You would not imagine that this is stew-pot of many flowers and woods, etc. But rather, Sarah has used the note-voting mechanism to enable inspiration to guide the making.
What particularly strikes me about the smell of Eau my Soul is its velvety texture. It has an interplay between soft pale violet-color floral (a very gentle neroli and what seems to be white and blue flowers) and dark labdanum/benzoin/booze where neither predominate but both support each other. There is so much happening with this scent, but there are no rough edges, its gently smoky, leathery and floral, with just the barest hint of sweetness, and it also takes a slight nod to vintages. That hint of oakmoss-ish sour wood smell is addictive and so familiar.
In the end, this is insanely comforting, sophisticated but in a really approachable way, evolving into a very personal scent. Sarah has enabled many components to co-exist in order that we can find ourselves in this perfume. I do believe there is something here for everyone, the wood lovers, the floral lovers, etc. In short, I’m damned impressed.
wamgueque – :
Superb. This is warm and comforting and very much like a hug in a bottle. It smells familiar to my nose or rather, for me, it brings forth lovely memories. Truly lovely. A special perfume with a unique olfactory experience – its like I know it but I don’t.
oleg110176 – :
Update 10/27/2017…Eau My Soul is now available at Luckyscent! It is $95 for 30 ml, $185 for 100 ml and $5 for a sample. So many people have been asking, I wanted to let everyone know.
vadiostuma – :
My first try from the house of 4160 Tuesdays comes as the result of this fragrance, Eau My Soul, being created for the Facebook group of the same name, of which perfumer Sarah McCartney is an admin, and which is run by Christi Long. It came as the result of suggestions and voting for various notes, hence the long list of notes that ended up being included, which is quite the feat.
EMS is sweet throughout, and generally pretty boozy as well. Vanilla and cognac seem to be there from opening to dry down. As with many fragrance, it opens a bit sharper and fresh, with what I figure to be the bergamot and lavender, followed by a heart of tobacco and sandalwood, and a base of benzoin, tonka, and incense, with perhaps even another burst of vanilla.
Flat out, this is superb stuff. Vanilla remains the comforter extraordinaire, and it is, for me, the definitively sweetest aroma, and it works as a good bandleader in this mix that goes from a fresh opening to a creamy dry down. Cognac provides a booziness throughout, while benzoin secures the creamy dry down with the tonka adding just a hint of powder to the mix.
I’m sure there are notes I’m neglecting, but I can’t imagine my olfactory abilities are sufficient to keep of more than a small handful of notes at a time. For example, I’m no doubt omitting some of the floral contributors (other than lavender) that assist.
Performance is fantastic, a fairly loud projector for an hour or two followed by at least some hours of above average projection, and a strong lingering effect on the skin.
I’d certainly peg this as a more of a cold weather scent, but I wouldn’t have any problem wearing it on a summer evening, which perhaps says more about me than the scent, but I’ll leave it at that. Gender-wise, it might fall into what some men regard as a feminine or perhaps even “old lady” scent but this is surely wholly unisex, the only caveat being that it may turn off those people who are wholly appalled by sweet scents. Apart from that, it’s agreeable with respect to season, gender, and also occasion, as it’s comforting and relaxing but sophisticated enough to dress up.
9 out of 10
Pavel Morozov – :
Eau my Soul (“EMS” for the rest of my review) is an oriental woody fragrance created as a bespoke juice for the Facebook group Eau My Soul stemming from the creative idea of one of the group Admins Christi Long. The members collaboratively voted on desired notes to use and Sarah McCartney, the perfumer, took it from there.
EMS opens with a bold note of cognac. In this instance, the cognac doesn’t have an overly boozy quality but retains many of the complexities of a fine cognac: slightly herbal, slightly floral, slightly fruity, and slightly leather-like. Like cognac the note is instantly warm and inviting. There is also a cool incense note. The incense plays well off of the cognac and acts to begin to elevate and add to the complexity of the fragrance. There is a feel of a slightly honeyed, but not overly sweet, amber adding a richness and underscoring the warmth and coziness of the juice. The opening notes are soon joined by a light tobacco (smells like a pipe tobacco) and a slightly sweetened, creamy clean patchouli, a delicate rose, and a whiff of iris and orange blossom. At about the one hour mark, I begin to detect a touch more leather, and musk. As the fragrance wears, about 2 hours in, I get notes of wood, tonka, oakmoss, and vanilla. Through the course of wear, it seems the notes appear, fade a bit, then reappear. Toward the end of wear, the incense, sandalwood, musk, and wood notes seem to be the most prominent. The play between the notes seems to draw the wearer in. The juice feels intimate, warm, and inviting. The goal was to create a scent much like a group hug and Eau My Soul does indeed feel like that.
EMS wears on me for 9 – 10 hours with heavy going to moderate projection.
gromadina – :
This is absolutely superb. Although sandalwood is a main player, all the other components make this a masterly smoky, earthy, floral, woody treat. It’s most definitely full bottle stuff.
Without a doubt it’s one of the best Autumn fragrances I have ever come across.
Oh, yeah, its totally unisex too.
ewgen_80 – :
Mapache, it’s completely sold out but will be out again in October. Will be available at LuckyScent and at the 4160Tuesdays website.
KFRandy – :
Where do you BUY this….????
thanks !!!
zaj4enok17 – :
It’s here!!! And it’s just as beautiful as everyone says, and as I’d hoped.
On first sniff, I felt a sparkling burst of bergamot, and a big, hot red rose. Not far behind, a posh-yet-inviting leather/labdanum pairing that did me in. I’m a drooling fool for rose and leather together! If those notes were all there was to Eau My Soul, they’d be enough to have me hooked, but no…
Sarah McCartney made pure magic here, with I believe, 26 notes. Most are my favorites – Amber, musk, tonka, all of those trusty warm fuzzies- As well as rose, orange blossom and tuberose, some of my most loved florals. I sense the tobacco note, which can be challenging for me. Here, it is round and velvety, accented with tendrils of cool incense smoke, and delicious!
I think the tuberose, orange blossom and musk work well to imply the soft fabrics and cleanly creamy, human aspect of a group hug.
Eau My Soul does smell like I’d like to think a warm group hug in a room full of parfumistas would smell… Warm, yes, and fabulous… But also, quite unique, and meaningful.
I am beyond honored, and grateful to be wearing this creation, and to be a part of the amazing group that inspired it.
ruslicbob – :
Sarah has worked her magic again. On my skin this smells similar to old parchment. Dry, sandalwood, incense and resins. I get the cognac but it doesn’t hang around long on me. Honey is listed but I wouldn’t call this a particularly “sweet” scent. Perfectly unisex imho.
There are lots of fragrances out there where the aforementioned notes dominate but the magic comes from the iris, rose, vetiver and tobacco that take this apart from the rest. They become more evident after 10 minutes or so.
It’s a swirling, warm and dusty dream of the Middle East. It has a unique airy quality that makes it very easy to wear. I think it would be hard not to love.
I get good longevity and it retreats back to a skin scent after half an hour or so.
kuma – :
I absolutely love being a part of this group , it’s the best perfume group ever !
I can’t comment on the perfume itself as I haven’t had the pleasure of trying it but I love the notes and was thrilled to be part of the deciding which notes would be chosen. A truly wonderful idea from Christi and I am sure a fabulous creation by Sarah !
artedange – :
Eau My Soul by 4160 Tuesdays
I can’t top Aria Grace’s wonderful review, but I just want to say how special this fragrance is to me, in more ways than one. From the incredible scent right down to how it all came about, with all the notes chosen by the wonderful members of our Facebook group “Eau My Soul”. And it could not have turned out more beautifully.
It starts off with an eye opening almost effervescent cognac that brings on a “wow!”, then it turns warm and cozy and despite the way the notes might sound, it’s airy and there is an almost ethereal quality to it. It’s full bodied yet breezy. It’s an all occasion and all season fragrance with a casual feel. But it’s also…..sexy! Yes, it’s our “warm group hug” (as we have nicknamed it) but this is not just a friend zoned hug! Oh, no. 😉 Yes, it’s friendly, and yes, it’s comforting, but it’s also quietly seductive in a warm and friendly way.
Despite the heavy sounding notes, Eau My Soul has a weightless feel, it is light on its toes like Fred Astaire, dancing about the air around you. But staying close, inviting others to come closer. Like something you would share with someone special, like during a hug. I don’t think a “hug” screams “loud”, a hug is more cozy. And Eau My Soul is just that, ever present yet unobtrusive.
The sandalwood is obviously high quality, super smooth and gently purrs. I also get a noticeable amount of cognac, it’s very present but still soft and subtle. Doesn’t scream “boozy”. The incense is soft and clean and inviting. The entire fragrance is about subtlety and warmth. There is a bit of a gourmand feel to it, like a warm background of vanilla pudding. I get some musk, labdanum and plenty of resins and all things golden and cozy. Eau My Soul not only comes in a gold bottle, it smells golden as well.
Eau My Soul is not about slapping someone with a scent cloud or sillage or anything “beast mode”, it’s about inviting them in closer, something to share with a special friend. Or a more than friend. Like a hug.
Eau My Soul is warm, comforting and easy going…just as any friendship should be. And it was made with the same ingredients: heart, soul, warmth, togetherness and love.
wkg827speagoessenda – :
EAU MY SOUL by 4160 TUESDAYS! While writing this review it was very important to me to pay homage to the story, it’s people, and journey. From the incredible Parfumer Sarah McCartney to Christi Long the official Queen of Eau My Soul, and of course the members, whom make up this warm group hug. Eau My Soul was created for the lovely members, by the lovely members with a master artisan behind it all. The first ever, perfume designed in such a way, with we the people contributing note by note. Yes, that’s right, a tribute to fragcomm.
Eau My Soul, is as it should be. It’s a hug of warmth, a hug of friendship, a hug of unity and even love. I’m so thankful to be a part of such an amazing bunch of people who helped make Eau My Soul come to life. To be part of something so special and unique.
Eau My Soul is a pillow of softness, with a warmth that warms your SOUL from inside out. It’s a scent that is calming, relaxing, and puts ones inner being at ease. A peaceful fragrance indeed it is. Eau My Soul holds a certain refinement, that is captured in a most elegant yet tranquil way. It’s beauty exudes class, and sophistication. It’s confident yet laid back. 26+ Notes of pure genius.
The scent opens from beginning to end with warmth. The sandalwood is spellbinding. I get a pinch of nice caramel or something sweet, I can’t exactly pinpoint. I’m sure it’s the honey, and etc. Almost a dash of salt hiding in this gem. It’s so hard to describe. It’s much easier to describe how it makes one feel. My best advice is to try it yourself, I can guaranty you will not be disappointed. It’s such a pleasure to partake in the very first batch. Next stop LuckyScent as an exclusive. What a gem, what an accomplishment. The longevity and sillage are both impeccable, I would not had expected anything else. A home run, TY Sarah for this new masterpiece. It’s just gorgeous!
Ps. It’s says it’s categorized as an oriental, I just want to add it does have a pinch of gourmand to it as well. Xo