La Yuqawam Ambergris Showers, from Rasasi was released in 2016. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Galbanum, Tangerine, and Violet Leaf, middle notes of Clary Sage and Mate, and base notes of Leather, Styrax, and Vetiver.
Well I thought I'd reviewed this one when it came out as a keen (or foolish?) blind buy netted me this catch. My opinion has changed somewhat, I still like this perfume but not as much as I did when it first landed on my doorstep and for much the same reasons as tobacco blaze, although that was immediately apparent. This is a kind of citrus opening, but it's not especially bright, just sort of weird, sharp, bitterness from grapefruit. The synthetic (and I do mean unnatural) smell of this perfume kinda alludes to the ethereal, fixative nature of ambergris but it doesn't smell anything like any ambergris I've ever come across. The main body is a ultra dry leather accord which is heavy on the mate, I can also see some of the greenness, the dry, papery smell of violet leaf and perhaps even the clary sage listed here? Ambergris showers does smell modern and masculine and Immediately quite a lot like Irish leather from Memo but maybe a touch smokier and more arid? It also reminds me of Molton Brown's Russian leather but without the smoothness and 'real' leather aspect. Instead this has a less vibrant and sweet leather accord which is stale and ashy, a bit like tobacco blaze but decidedly easier to tolerate. I kinda bought this to complete the set really, not always the greatest motivation and with a view to scaling down my collection, this might be getting cut? Wearing it today is enjoyable but at a crucial time in evaluating what I really need in my collection, I don't think any La Yuqawam's are going to make the grade.
Well I thought I'd reviewed this one when it came out as a keen (or foolish?) blind buy netted me this catch. My opinion has changed somewhat, I still like this perfume but not as much as I did when it first landed on my doorstep and for much the same reasons as tobacco blaze, although that was immediately apparent. This is a kind of citrus opening, but it's not especially bright, just sort of weird, sharp, bitterness from grapefruit. The synthetic (and I do mean unnatural) smell of this perfume kinda alludes to the ethereal, fixative nature of ambergris but it doesn't smell anything like any ambergris I've ever come across. The main body is a ultra dry leather accord which is heavy on the mate, I can also see some of the greenness, the dry, papery smell of violet leaf and perhaps even the clary sage listed here? Ambergris showers does smell modern and masculine and Immediately quite a lot like Irish leather from Memo but maybe a touch smokier and more arid? It also reminds me of Molton Brown's Russian leather but without the smoothness and 'real' leather aspect. Instead this has a less vibrant and sweet leather accord which is stale and ashy, a bit like tobacco blaze but decidedly easier to tolerate. I kinda bought this to complete the set really, not always the greatest motivation and with a view to scaling down my collection, this might be getting cut? Wearing it today is enjoyable but at a crucial time in evaluating what I really need in my collection, I don't think any La Yuqawam's are going to make the grade.