Naxos
by Antica Farmacista

Naxos or noxious? No, sorry...I just said that to be cute, the scent is only just a little bit annoying. There’s something about the use of the grapefruit or maybe the grapefruit / violet combination, that gives an unsmooth, off note. Beneath this raspy citrus / floral accord is a melon-like fruity note that starts out very nice but turns a little synthetic / marine after a while – but it’s still pleasant. The drydown is an adequate vetiver, white musk, and (I suppose) sandalwood – I don’t get any sandalwood, but it could be in there. There’s nothing is the scent that is very inspiring so, ultimately, Naxos is an “almost got there” scent – nothing really wrong with it except it is slightly off target.

7th October, 2008.