Creamy, sweet vetiver and wormwood. I sprayed this on one wrist in Galeries Lafayette then walked to work, and within 3 hours I'd ordered a cheap bottle online. It lacks the OTT fixative stink that makes some Gaultieri fragrances almost unwearable, instead serving delicious Absinth wafts for hours. I don't get the complaints about performance, I'm actually relieved that this doesn't permanently stay on my clothes and choke out a room. I don't get the brand copy for this scent, wanking on about hysteria etc. This is a gentle, polite and smooth fragrance.
Either my original review has been thumbs downed out of all recognition (If that's possible?) or I just imagined writing it. In any case Nasomatto Absinth has peaked my interest once more so here's what I think. Opens strangely, quite subtle and understated but then hints of an earthier, dirtier patchouli type of a vibe comes into play. It doesn't smell 'like' patchouli but that herbal, green slightly grubby smell. The absinthe element is distinctly lacking if I'm honest, I do get it a hint in there of something a bit aniseedy and at times a bit like licorice. It's an interesting outing from Nasomatto I wore it to bed last night and found it struck up the right balance to be calming and natural. I like this but prefer L'Artisan's Fou d'Absinthe to get my fix of wormwood. Also compared to Duro (which I have) and other Nasomatto's I've tried like Hindu grass, Absinthe didn't seem to last as well for an extrait de parfum. You certainly get a good few hours from it but they're usually so enduring it was a bit of a disappointment.
Bittersweet mosses, green woodsmoke, and sinister woods. It’s a bit of a nose-jarring scent at first sniff, as if the punk-poet green fairy quit bohemian Paris to live amongst the ancient dryads and they didn’t get on well but eventually formed an uneasy friendship and made softly surreal, slightly subversive memories together.