The company says:

At the end of the Roman Empire, the Sarmatians were on the front line of every battle, exposed, solid, and fearless. Their glittering metal armor protected them and their mounts from enemy arrows, making them almost invincible. This wall of metal giants would then slowly move towards the enemy. The smell of sweat and leather from the horses combined with the scent of heady balms used to make their manes shine. Then the cavalry would charge, making a formidable noise, carried along by an irresistible and devastating force.

Sarmate fragrance notes

  • Head

    • davana, angelica, nutmeg

  • Heart

    • saffron, myrrh, styrax

  • Base

    • leather, atlas cedar, oud

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Lubin Sarmate is my sixth and final try from the Aristia Collection, and it seems like the spiciest of the lot but without any pepper, the spiciness coming from a mix of davana, angelica, nutmeg, saffron, and styrax, over the remaining notes of myrrh, leather, atlas cedar, and oud. It's highly spicy, a little woody, and a bit resinous, as well.

It might be one of the more provocative of the collection, along with Gajah Mada, very spicy yet still very workable, friendly, and versatile, though much more apt for cold weather than warm or hot weather.

My favorites from the line remain Galaor and Sinbad, but overall, the collection is deep and interesting and high-performing, generally apt for colder weather as there is a spicy, resinous vein consistent throughout the sextet.

Sarmate, like the rest of the Aristia Collection, is priced at $290 for 100ml in parfum concentration and is sold at only a handful of boutiques like Perfumology, where I obtained the neat discovery kit, and while the collection is shown as “sold out” online, for the time being, they're still available (given the shutdown) but you'd just need to e-mail the shop.

7 out of 10
12th May 2020
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