Seajewel Report post Posted February 22 Green tea, sandalwood incense, hinoki cypress, bamboo reeds, lemon petals, and plum wine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starbrow Report post Posted March 3 I can smell plum wine in the bottle! Pretty! The green tea and bamboo reeds give a sleek spa-like calmness right away. It's the sandalwood and cypress bringing this to sexy man place for me. They are classic muted notes of wood and almost-aquatic-but-not-actually that conjure up a masculine vibe. Fortunately, it's a really sensual and subtle vibe, not loud and bombastic, not even cologney. But still. Masculine. (YMMV.) The lemon petals are so soft, they kind of just melt into the green tea and bamboo. A fresh and vibrant airiness, the antithesis of floor cleaner. Whew! But where's my plum wine? It has almost totally vanished on skin. There's the faraway suggestion of dark purple fruit, lost completely in the rest of the manly aura. Come back, come back! I recommend this for, clearly, a rugged yet immaculate offering, like a sexy man at a spa. I think many could wear this, but I think I need more plum wine and/or femininity to make it a good match for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
picturesofmeghan Report post Posted March 6 this one is beautiful! the cypress hinoki comes out a lot for me, then the tea and bamboo. it’s very spa like. i don’t get plum or citrus at all. it’s very unisex to me - soft enough that i can wear it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScarletGryphon Report post Posted March 25 This one has been my favorite of the 2023 Lupercalias. I love the bamboo note in it and wish there were more scents with it in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doomsday_disco Report post Posted March 29 (edited) I decided to get a decant of this while side-eyeing the plum wine note, because I'm just not a fan of plum in perfume. And I have to say that the plum in the plum wine is pretty tame here, adding a light, welcome sweetness to the scent. But I would not describe this as a tea scent. It's not tea-heavy, despite green tea being listed as the first note, and despite the name. I think this is more about the sandalwood incense, although the lemon blossom and bamboo lift the scent up early on in wear. Over time, it teeters on becoming more masculine, and the wine part of the plum wine becomes more prominent on me and adds this acidic quality to the sandalwood incense that I don't really enjoy. Even though I tried the recent trio with hinoki, I'm not able to isolate that note, so that's why it's not mentioned in this review. While the early stages are pleasant, the end result just is not for me, but it's no fault of the plum itself! Edited March 29 by doomsday_disco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janis Report post Posted April 6 Tea House opens with a gorgeous fresh blend of green tea and bamboo, and I love this stage. Unfortunately the drydown is powdery wood (mostly cypress) for the rest of wear. The plum wine is very pretty, but only really detectable if I huff my wrist directly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theredkilt Report post Posted April 13 My skin brings out the green tea and plum notes the most. This is mostly a fresh tea infused with plum (the plum is not sweet, just fresh). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
