Sådanne
Slumberhouse (2014)

Okay. Almost two months later and many samples and decants of Sadanne used.

It opens up on me with sweet&sour strawberry, more authentic strawberries than strawberry jam. This has got interesting acidic note to it, a little fizzy - so it must be white wine, but to me it's sparkling white wine, kind of like champagne. Definitely sour white wine, not sweet one.

This changes into rose part, at first the sweetness lingers and smells like a rose jam typically used to fill donuts (certainly in Europe, not in US) or other cookies. But then morphs into real authentic rose petals - thousands of rose petals cascading, you are standing in front and literally you can smell them. I love rose in perfumes and this, I think suddenly squeeked into my top 3 rose scents.

The last, final part I find the most interesting and I always wait to have it and truly enjoy it on my skin. Yep, that is the animalic part that everyone mentions in Sadanne. It's ambergris. It's a little greasy, a little salty, a little mineralic. I love it!

Sadanne is a total pleaser in warm weather. It usually sits on my skin 6 to 10 hours, depending on the amount of sprays used. As I said - I enjoy the part with ambergris the most, but I garner compliments usually within first two parts. Women (also teenage girls) seem to like Sadanne a lot and I'm frequently asked what I am wearing.

Overall - amazing. It is an absolutely unique combination. Josh Lobb - you got me! Again!

Sådanne is a rose with an accent acute–a rose by the name of a pale pink Provençal rosé, with strawberry and stone and a saline funk to match.

This was a surprising love for me. The sample I had didn't click right away–something about the rose and strawberry led me to think this was more a bleach-blonde type of perfume. But knowing Slumberhouse, that didn't seem right. And I'm glad I stuck with it. Despite the brand's well-known linearity, this one settles into an entirely different beast. In fact, the “settle” is more of a “stale”–the berry starts to decay, the bright acidity starts to ferment, and a furry animalic curtain drops. And that's when things get really good.

Texturally, Sådanne is pretty thick and fleshy, but it masquerades with an obscurant berry brightness. Lingerie over cellulite. I'm into it.

Boozy strawberry compote...animals in a barnyard...just like the weird but tasty food combos such as sweet/sour or salty/sweet , the combo of sweet strawberry wine on top of earthy animalics makes for an interesting and great smelling fragrance...this is further tied together with a sheer veil of gentle transparent rose...i go with unisex for this...not for everyone, but something unique to sample...for reference , IMHO has some similarities with Fuel for Life...

Along with Pear + Olive, this is the brightest Slumberhouse by far. It opens with a big blast of animalic funk before the other notes begin to emerge and takeover. When the animalics recede (still present but more suppressed and lowered in the base) a big strawberry/champagne accord starts to show up and color the overall flavor of the composition. It begins with the bitter/sour, fermented quality of wine and while it never really loses this influence, it does sweeten up and become a bit fresher over time. In conjunction with the strawberry champagne, there is a notable red rose which seems to paint the whole in a soft floral shade. The rose in Sadanne feels spread-out, almost as if a soft red rose powder was given a dusting over everything, sprinkled throughout the composition without ever taking firm root in any one place. By the time it reaches the heart, Sadanne has achieved a relative balance among these different aspects--it is part musky/animalic, part white wine with its fermented, champagne bite, and part fruity fresh, a big red strawberry sitting right in the middle of it all. While I know its useful for review purposes and those considering this fragrance to classify a scent as masculine or feminine, Sadanne is difficult to pin down, and it seems for the most part, truly unisex in nature. I think it could smell beautiful on a woman, but also avant garde and mysterious on a man. As with most of Josh Lobb's creations, there is a distinct "Slumberade" accord or quality running throughout Sadanne. If you're familiar with the brand, you could most likely sniff this blindfolded and know where it came from. Overall, Sadanne is an interesting scent with a dynamic contrast between 3 key accords (animalic/wine/strawberry) and it is completely unique as far as my experience goes. Definitely worth checking out. Final rating, 8/10.

A big glistening pot of fruity, boozy, strawberry jam sitting on an old wooden table, polished to perfection, that's been set for afternoon tea – nice china, those cute little spoons to serve the jam with, and an antique bowl filled with fat, fully blown roses. All of those different smells hovering in the air, which is stirred gently by the overhead fan. I get plum for some reason, even though it's not listed in the notes, and a soft, almost baby powderish note, before the woody note comes through with the teeniest, tiniest smidgen of soap. I rather like it, but don't know if it's one I could wear very often – that strawberry note is pretty full on which makes it very jammy and sweet. Not sure how many blokes would wear it though – to me, this definitely falls way more on the girlie side of unisex scents. I think I'll re-visit this little sweetie in the cooler months – it does smell lovely, but it's hot and sticky and horribly humid today and it feels a bit much in this sort of weather. Still, I am enjoying this – it's a fun, happy, carefree scent.

Syrupy strawberry rose opening, with a bit of that oily undertone that some slumberhouse scents have (pear and olive?). There's something interesting under the surface, some note I can't put my finger on. There's also a weird pencil shavings note I notice. After the opening it's not that sweet on me, though it retains its syrupy texture. I definitely smell a touch of booziness, though I couldn't say it smells like champagne to me. Could have used a bit more tartness or an herbal element for more complexity.