Description
“The Story: The glorious British Autumn air, thick with the scent of smoke, wood and dormant earth, creates a yearning within us for warmth and comfort. A changing canopy of leaves blazing fiery reds and ochres echo exotic woods, incense, voluptuous flowers and tantalising spices. In the land of Orpheus, under Patchouli Clouds, enjoy your own oriental dream.
The Description: Warm and exquisite. Soft patchouli notes envelop a heart of Moroccan rose, Indian jasmine, white woods and a hint of exotic spice. All are supported by a luxurious incense base of sandalwood and frankincense.” – a note from the brand.
Patchouli Clouds was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Marina Barcenilla.
pentagon-77 – :
A real treat for Patchouli lovers! It’s a gorgeous, natural, true patchouli, rich and nuanced. I think the several patchoulis’ used here must be well aged, highly refined extracts. They are enhanced by a little bit of very lovely, soft rose and jasmine in the heart, plenty of sandalwood and a dash of soft spices and resins. But mainly it’s a beautiful, well crafted natural patchouli. This one went straight on to my love shelf.
The first blast is aromatic patchouli, uplifting and head-clearing, a little sharp and pungent (I love, love the opening). It quickly begins to get smoothed and rounded by the soft rose and jasmine.
The sandalwood is quite bold, although it takes second place to the patchouli, It’s rich and woody. Patchouli Clouds is grounded but not too ‘earthy’, it has a clear and opulent yet slightly rugged character. It’s substantial but not heavy. After a little while I smell the florals more, they are soft and deep. Everything about this perfume holds together really well, I feel like it’s got my back. Really good patchouli gives me a feeling of being secure, grounded and brave but also uplifted and happy at the same time, the extracts used in Patchouli Clouds are no exception and work wonders on my mood.
So, it’s grounding patchouli and it’s uplifting clouds too 😉
Sillage and longevity are good on my perfume eating skin.
This smells so beautiful and affects my emotional state in a very positive way.
Marina Barcenilla is based in the UK but her perfumes are also available in the US from Ave Parfum.
малина0812 – :
Totally agree with Brightongirl. The quality is amazing with the ingredients lasting far longer than mainstream fragrances. The patchouli is certainly multi layered and gets more complex the longer you wear it. Superb!
MuncWhoxunuff – :
Absolutely beautiful. So multi layered and the patchouli is soft and elegant with flowers and spice.Makes we want to try the whole range. Completely different from anything in my collection.