Miller Harris
Fleurs de Bois
(2009)
Lynn Harris
Green Floral Chypre
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Top Notes: Galbanum, Grass, Green Mandarin, Lemon, Rosemary
Middle Notes: Rose, Jasmine, Iris
Base Notes: Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Myrrh, Birch
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This is a very nice green scent with a good supporting base of oakmoss and woodsy notes, notably patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, and birch. The birch here doesn't make a particularly leathery. The tangerine in the top will do for bergamot, so I guess this would pass as a woody-green-floral chypre with rose, jasmine and iris doing the heavy lifting for the florals section. There is a touch of incense in this, which is due to the resinous quality of rosemary; any maker of church incense knows that you can atone for inferior frankincense by adding a little good rosemary oil into the mix. Galbanum, grass, and rosemary are a good green note here, with just enough of a hint of dissonance between the dense rosemary and the slightly sharp-and-sour grass note.