doomsday_disco Report post Posted June 17 Red Currant and Hay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gentle-twig Report post Posted July 28 (edited) This is still pretty fresh from the lab, but hasn’t really changed much since I got it. Red Currant and Hay is tricky for me to describe; I don’t really know BPAL’s version of either of these notes well. The red currant is recognizable to me, conjuring memories of jellies and scones without going too gourmand. But there is also an almost lemon-y aspect to its tart fruitiness that I wasn’t expecting. The lemon edge adds an impression of pleasant cold to the fruity side of this scent somehow. Meanwhile the hay keeps things hazy and soft. I get flashes of photorealistic hay that smudges out in two directions: toward a slightly tannic, tea-like impression as well as a cozy, fuzzy muskiness. The overall impression is comfortable and nonchalant. Definitely an easy, casual scent that I sometimes put in the “boyfriend” category, reminiscent of a chicly oversized borrowed jacket. (Incidentally I’m about 3 inches taller than my actual boyfriend). Red Currant and Hay is firmly unisex, though. No swashbuckling or va va voom connotations, it just smells good. I am beginning to treasure these lunacy duets in general for just such effortless versatility. But Red Currant and Hay is an especially snuggly version of an “easy grab.” I love hay scents for sleep—it is my lavender. And this feels perfect for that, without being unwearable as a daytime scent. Am I a field mouse curling up in my bed of sun-dried vegetation? Or am I just a good smelling person going about my business? Why not both? Out of my BPAL collection, this somehow reminds me the most of A Cup of Tea in the Verandah. I think something about the way the bright fruity bergamot interacts w the amber and tea to create a delightful phantom fruit compote you’ve never tasted before. Red Currant and Hay is simpler, less polished, less pellucid, more linear, and less showstopping than A Cup of Tea in the Verandah, and the slight muskiness has a kind of vintage BPAL quality that is nowhere to be found in that Yule. Edited July 28 by gentle-twig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
