Cannabis Patchouli, from Dries Van Noten was released in 2022. The perfumer behind this creation is Nicolas Bonneville. It has the top notes of Bergamot and Cedarwood, middle notes of Incense, Patchouli, and Sage, and base notes of Musk and Vetiver.
Oh god! Here we go...another cannabis fragrance. (I wish I could use the eye roll, yawn, or flip the bird emoji on here right now) However, it's not quite the tale of woe I figured it would be, that insipid, spicy, vegetal cannabis smell of a billion and one trendy and late to be trendy brands have incorporated into their repertoire in recent years. The reason it passes muster with me is the open admission of patchouli as the other dominant force in this fragrance and it's much better for it let me tell you, and that's why it doesn't get my wrath. The other reason is that the patchouli element, especially opening actually makes a pleasant and intriguing combo with the weed smell, and it's not the most annoying accord either. As it settles though the cannabis comes in and serves to sort of taint the patchouli a bit, but I suppose it kinda has to flip to give both aspects, given that it's called cannabis patchouli... duh! It continues to flip and flick between the two, which neither makes for a boring patchouli or irritating cannabis dominant perfume. All in all, I thought it was quite clever to pit perhaps the hippiest two notes/materials/accords whatever against or allied ith each other. I might just be going soft in my old age but I think the perfumer manages to soften it an create a much better perfume than I was anticipating. On a personal level I don't ant to smell like a kinda ok patchouli fragrance & definitely not like cannabis in the vegetative stage (or any other stage to be honest) so it's not for me, but I can still see a degree of merit in it. Might be for someone who likes the idea of earthy, green and cannabis as a perfume but doesn't like what the others offer, but also likes a bit of patchouli too. Worth a sniff.
Oh god! Here we go...another cannabis fragrance. (I wish I could use the eye roll, yawn, or flip the bird emoji on here right now) However, it's not quite the tale of woe I figured it would be, that insipid, spicy, vegetal cannabis smell of a billion and one trendy and late to be trendy brands have incorporated into their repertoire in recent years. The reason it passes muster with me is the open admission of patchouli as the other dominant force in this fragrance and it's much better for it let me tell you, and that's why it doesn't get my wrath. The other reason is that the patchouli element, especially opening actually makes a pleasant and intriguing combo with the weed smell, and it's not the most annoying accord either. As it settles though the cannabis comes in and serves to sort of taint the patchouli a bit, but I suppose it kinda has to flip to give both aspects, given that it's called cannabis patchouli... duh! It continues to flip and flick between the two, which neither makes for a boring patchouli or irritating cannabis dominant perfume. All in all, I thought it was quite clever to pit perhaps the hippiest two notes/materials/accords whatever against or allied ith each other. I might just be going soft in my old age but I think the perfumer manages to soften it an create a much better perfume than I was anticipating. On a personal level I don't ant to smell like a kinda ok patchouli fragrance & definitely not like cannabis in the vegetative stage (or any other stage to be honest) so it's not for me, but I can still see a degree of merit in it. Might be for someone who likes the idea of earthy, green and cannabis as a perfume but doesn't like what the others offer, but also likes a bit of patchouli too. Worth a sniff.