Absinthe
by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Mint… nice, pleasant, aromatic… then licorice… a LOT of licorice. Maybe it’s in the character of licorice, but that note comes on too strongly for me especially because it’s helped by the fragrance’s own rather resinous aromatics. I personally don’t find the aroma of licorice at all compelling, but that is pretty much all this fragrance has to offer. I would like to have gotten the absinthe note but it makes itself unavailable to my nose. Absinthe settles down after its licorice assault, but it just doesn’t seem to develop very much after the attack. Linear and short on longevity. Not a very impressive performance. (Edit of 10 October 2008 review.)

10th October, 2008. (Last Edited: 17th August, 2009.)