Supernova
Supernova by Andrea Maack is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with cardamom, cinnamon and saffron, moves into lavender, cypress and cedarwood and dries down to vetiver, leather and oud. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
Heart
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Cypress Cool, green, resinous conifer. Sharp and clean.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Dry-down
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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