Forest of the Golden Dream fragrance notes
Head
- guatemalan cardamom, pink pepper, coriander seed, laurel leaf, sfumatrice italian lemon
Heart
- pamplezest, french mimosa, olibanum, violet leaf, siberian pine needle, canadian fir balsam needle, fir balsam, eucalyptus
Base
- coolwood, cypress, sandalwood, patchouli, moss
Latest Reviews of Forest of the Golden Dream
[Originally written 12/6/2023]
I recently received a comment on a video I made for YT for liturgical fragrances begging the question: "why the hell would a human want to smell like an orthodox church?"
Why? Who knows? I sure do.
Why do I want to smell like a working class man circa 1967?
Why do I want to smell like a brothel at 3am?
And why do I want to smell like I've crushed conifer needles and rubbed them all over me in a fit of ecstasy?
That brings me to the Forest of the Golden Dream. For the sake of transparency, I've befriended Joseph Quartana since he agreed to be a guest on one of my Effluvium livestreams recently, and when I expressed my admiration for FotGD after having received a sample, he offered to send me a bottle as a gift. Youtubers and social media influencers of all kinds, this is how simple transparency can be, do take note.
Yes, the rapturous evergreen milling on the skin under a forest with the filtered sunlight beaming rays and melting the snow. As our eyes travel downward, we see that the understory is filled with shadowy mystery, with club moss poking out of the white icy carpet, witch's butter glowing yellow-orange like an arc from a rotting log filled with hibernating insects.
Perfumer Celine Barel employs some brilliant trickery here: following the 'crown' (the top notes are identified as such on the accompanying insert) is bright lemon and piquant spice, with what follows in the heart the use of Pamplezest. Produced by IFF and in my collection of my materials, this has a fresh citrus zest to it, but also is camphoraceous, sap-green, earthy. What's ingenious is that it serves to "lift" the coniferous needle effect to give a true impression of the resins that exude from the foliage that just distilled oils alone cannot replicate. A eucalyptus accompanies the heart to further enhance this effect. The usage of mimosa absolute as well imparts a soft, yet granular, pollen-like texture. Olibanum (frankincense) oil ties it all together. It's spectacular.
As we reach the base (or "root" as it were), a lingering, warmer, mossier aura remains, as if night has fallen and I've retreated to a cabin to retire. It feels softer and buttery, with the evergreens still clinging lightly, a meditative balsam fir and patchouli being most evident. FotGD has a transportive effect that would be well suited to those who daydream about the mythical and primeval, who give in to the raw and elementary, speaking to one's inner forest satyr or nymph.
I recently received a comment on a video I made for YT for liturgical fragrances begging the question: "why the hell would a human want to smell like an orthodox church?"
Why? Who knows? I sure do.
Why do I want to smell like a working class man circa 1967?
Why do I want to smell like a brothel at 3am?
And why do I want to smell like I've crushed conifer needles and rubbed them all over me in a fit of ecstasy?
That brings me to the Forest of the Golden Dream. For the sake of transparency, I've befriended Joseph Quartana since he agreed to be a guest on one of my Effluvium livestreams recently, and when I expressed my admiration for FotGD after having received a sample, he offered to send me a bottle as a gift. Youtubers and social media influencers of all kinds, this is how simple transparency can be, do take note.
Yes, the rapturous evergreen milling on the skin under a forest with the filtered sunlight beaming rays and melting the snow. As our eyes travel downward, we see that the understory is filled with shadowy mystery, with club moss poking out of the white icy carpet, witch's butter glowing yellow-orange like an arc from a rotting log filled with hibernating insects.
Perfumer Celine Barel employs some brilliant trickery here: following the 'crown' (the top notes are identified as such on the accompanying insert) is bright lemon and piquant spice, with what follows in the heart the use of Pamplezest. Produced by IFF and in my collection of my materials, this has a fresh citrus zest to it, but also is camphoraceous, sap-green, earthy. What's ingenious is that it serves to "lift" the coniferous needle effect to give a true impression of the resins that exude from the foliage that just distilled oils alone cannot replicate. A eucalyptus accompanies the heart to further enhance this effect. The usage of mimosa absolute as well imparts a soft, yet granular, pollen-like texture. Olibanum (frankincense) oil ties it all together. It's spectacular.
As we reach the base (or "root" as it were), a lingering, warmer, mossier aura remains, as if night has fallen and I've retreated to a cabin to retire. It feels softer and buttery, with the evergreens still clinging lightly, a meditative balsam fir and patchouli being most evident. FotGD has a transportive effect that would be well suited to those who daydream about the mythical and primeval, who give in to the raw and elementary, speaking to one's inner forest satyr or nymph.
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