Ehon Takara Gura

[doomsday_disco]

Vanilla sandalwood, chrysanthemum, and lemon peel.

[galahad]

In the Bottle: Bright lemon and the sandalwood/vanilla

 

On the Skin: mostly vanilla and sandalwood with a light lemon background, initially.   The chrysanthemum adds a musky herbaceousness eventually and lemon gets stronger, more zest than juice at this point.  This veers into a fine citrus/floral soap at times but it's the vanilla sandalwood that brings it back each time.  Probably not a fave but I'll need to do a full wear.

[doomsday_disco]

Ehon Takara Gura is mostly about the chrysanthemum on me, backed by the vanilla sandalwood. I wouldn't really describe this as a lemon scent, but the lemon is there to lift the scent a little. As the scent sits on the skin, the vanilla in the vanilla sandalwood really blooms (there's more vanilla than sandalwood on me, and the sandalwood isn't super dry). Combined with the chrystanthemum, it makes for a really pretty scent.

 

I'll need to give this one a full-day slather to see if I need a bottle, but I'm definitely keeping my decant! If you're on the hunt for chrysanthemum, you should give this one a try!