Who Knew?, from 4160 Tuesdays was released in 2013. The perfumer behind this creation is Sarah McCartney. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Grass, and Strawberry, middle notes of Ambergris, Cedarwood, Geranium, Rose, and Sandalwood, and base notes of Benzoin, Tea, Vanilla, and Vetiver.
Another enigmatic scent from Sarah. I'm not sure whether she is a genius, undeniably conveying complex themes and juxtaposing notes or she's just a clumsy perfumer throwing the kitchen sink at each creation and hoping for the best. A rhetorical pondering because either way, art is art and it's not my place to speculate. I hate gender labeling I really do but this is leading towards the 'too' feminine for me at least in the opening. I love tea and judging by the notes here you'd have thought this was a big fresh, interesting tea scent. The only thing I can speak to which may account for a unisex quality is the woodiness. It has a very sweet fruity, floral berry opening with geranium then green grassy note, then dry woody notes poke through as they do with many perfumes from this house even smelling a tad musty, like old paper. This has to be the combo of cedar and vetiver but perhaps with some tea too? It's settled right down now and I even get some sandalwood coming through...Who knew? has a bit more sanity about it than some creations. I was perhaps a little hasty saying it was feminine, just the opening maybe and I'll be honest, feminine or not I really love this right out of the bottle. The drydown is nice too and it lasted quite well. I'm positive about this one.