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Good morning! I hope everyone is having a fine start to their day. I am doing quite well myself. I have a lot of fragrances to catch up on, so that is why I am trying to release 3-4 reviews per week.
One of my friends decided to send me a few samples from a house I have been interested in for a while, which is 4160 Tuesdays. I had high expectations going into these because I have heard how great Sarah McCartney is at perfumery. I am not sure if the person who sent these to me wants to be mentioned, so I will leave them as anonymous for now. I will just say that she has no affiliation with 4160 Tuesdays. Thank you, anonymous friend. It's been a pleasure discovering this house. A few more reviews will come later.
Without further ado, let's get into it!
The Story
I can see the cabin in the distance. A warm glowing hearth in contrast to this desolate winter wasteland. The wind pushes against me as I inch forward ever so slightly. The bitter cold grasps my cheeks and makes my face too numb to even bear my teeth in an effort to oppose it. I push forward, step by step, until the orange glow graces my face. Home at last.
From the moment I step into the cabin, a warming sensation touches my cheeks with the sound of a crackling fire. The aroma of warm smoke and cedar waft in the air as I go to grab my favorite flannel with a cup of spiced cocoa.
The cozy atmosphere is so comforting in contrast to the cold that penetrates your bones outside. Comfort, peace, and bliss come to mind. A place of calm and peace. A shelter from the storm.
The Scent
Shazam! opens with a shot of juniper, tangerine, and sweet olibanum. You would almost think this was a fresh fragrance with a smoky twist at first sniff, but Shazam! has much more in store for us.
Balsamic cedar then jumps into the fray and gets spiced up by cardamom. Rich and smoky labdanum with sweet vanilla are the main players here and form the backbone of this fragrance. Warm cocoa is added and completes this atmospheric perfume.
This fragrance comes off as sweet, woody, resinous, smoky, and warm.
My Opinion
I am not always a big fan of sweet scents, but I have to say, this one is excellent. It's very comforting and cozy. The use of rich resins and spices with cedar blends beautifully and makes me picture a cabin in the woods, as a refuge from the bitter cold. It is sweet, but not cloying or sickly sweet. It is refined in a way that works seamlessly with the resins and woods.
This is certainly full-bottle worthy to me and I will certainly be getting one when I can afford it. From my testing, I have concluded that Sarah McCartney is a great perfumer and she lived up to the hype. There is one sample that I received that I didn't care that much for. However, there isn't a perfumer on earth that will impress me with every single fragrance they make. Sarah still gets high marks from me. I guess I kinda just ruined some of my other reviews, huh? Oh well...
As much as I enjoy this one, remember that this is an indie house and the perfumes are artistic. Sample first. I do think this fragrance is more mass appealing than many indie offerings though. Make sure to test this in the cooler months. I imagine this will not smell as good in the heat due to the sweetness.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed my first review on a 4160 Tuesdays fragrance. I plan on trying a few more from this house when I can. I think I have 2 or 3 more to review from samples that I received from my friend.
Have a wonderful day and stay safe out there. A kind word goes a long way. Use them well and often. You never know what someone else is going through. Keep smelling great and being great
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