Mediterranean
by Antica Farmacista

I couldn’t believe the first sniff I took of AF’s Mediterraneo. It smelled like a bad mistake, because I was expecting citrus and I got smoke, and it’s not a fragrance smoke smell, either, it’s rather chemical. The citrus is there underneath the smoke, but it’s not a pleasant nose journey to find it. I don’t understand it, usually I love the ambiance sandalwood and cedar, even when they get a little smoky or incensy, but not with this one. About the only thing good about this is that it doesn’t last very long. Maybe it’s a skin chemistry thing, or maybe I have a bad sample, but I got it from a reliable source, I believe. Still, I really have a hard time believing Mediterraneo was made like this on purpose.

7th October, 2008.