HerbGirl Report post Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) THE ONNAGATA AND THE PILLOW ROLL White musk and Himalayan cedar with bergamot, rose absolute, white patchouli, pink peppercorn, and hay absolute. The cedarwood, oh the cedarwood! It was all i could smell two nights ago, and it is still very heavy. (I think this is a softer handed use of the cedar used in Our Hearts Condemn Us?) Dry, the white patchouli, hay and white musk are starting to peak through. This is beautiful but i want to smell the pink pepper...i am hoping some age will allow it to surface. As of right now, the rose, bergamot and pepper are mia. Eta 01 March 2024 Wow, I was the first reviewer for this one, too?! Anyhow. I'm wearing this today and it is just so beautiful. The cedar is very prominent but the hay is what I'm smelling most with a bit of the white patchouli. Still no rose, bergamot or pink pepper for me and this is a different bottle from my original review, so it must just wear this way on me since folks after me got those notes. Almost a decade later, this is still so lovely. The hay absolute really shines here. Edited March 1 by HerbGirl Reviewing 9 years later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LiberAmoris Report post Posted February 25, 2015 The Onnagata and the Pillow Roll is a beautiful cedar blend. Cedar sometimes gets a bad rap, but it's a lovely wood note! And the Himalayan cedar note is so contemplative and mellow. Paired with the rose, bergamot, and white patchouli, there's a really meditative vibe going on here. The pink peppercorn and hay absolute are much fainter on me. Wet, this is cedar plus a lot of lovely, blurry complexity. Dry, the cedar and bergamot do something on my skin that smells a bit sharp. I'm going to age this a bit and test again, because there is so much going on here that I enjoy! The white patchouli is just as lovely as ever, par exemple. Those whom cedar loves...this is your Shunga! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zankoku_zen Report post Posted March 4, 2015 Pink pepper, cedar and roses. This is too much. It smells very asian, very sensual, and very in your face. It's a very aggressive pink blend. In some ways it makes me think of being attacked by kabuki makeup. It doesn't matter if you want to have kabuki make up on, you're getting kabuki make up. Excellent throw (obviously!), and decent wear length. If you like roses, you like pepper, and you like cedar, give this a whirl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haltija Report post Posted March 12, 2015 All cedar ALL THE TIME! With the faintest hint of rose at the full dry down. I am hoping some aging brings out more of the notes because I feel it can be a really interesting scent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theseagrows Report post Posted March 23, 2015 not huge on the cedar love here, but i love rose and musk and this scent sounded interesting nonetheless. at first it's definitely CEDAR! and white musk, then i get a hint of the hay and bergamot followed by the rose and patchouli. this smells almost a bit cedar-soapy on me, probably from the combination of cedar and rose. this is actually one of the few scents where cedar didn't get too leadlike on me! however, it's not really my cup of tea so i will probably swap this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ethaisa Report post Posted April 3, 2015 This settles down into a rather complex but nice spicy cedar-floral blend, fairly delicate but a little too high for me and in final dry down it reminds me of others blends I already have (oddly, White Rose, a fav). I don't think I'd reach for this often, so I'll just enjoy the tester (a little goes a loooong way) rather than get a bottle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milo Report post Posted April 14, 2015 Vetiver at first, or maybe it's the cedar interpreting it that way to me. After a bit, pickle juice. I had this in my 'better try quick' pile, because I liked it in the imp. Skin, a different story. I should know better, white musk has never worked on me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thekittenkat Report post Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) In the decant: Cedar and hay, w/ hints of the rose and the pink pepper. Wet: The cedar and hay retreat in the face of the other notes. The dry-down: Now, all the notes are blending in a sort of dried floral/woodsy bouquet. If cedar doesn't amp on you, and you like the idea of dried roses tossed in the hay, this may be worth trying. A very pleasant springtime perfume. Edited June 28, 2015 by thekittenkat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
