The Mountain Standing Still
The Mountain Standing Still by Floraïku is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot, cardamom, black tea and saffron, moves into clary sage and amyris and dries down to vetiver, tobacco, myrrh, patchouli and oud. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
Heart
- Clary Sage Softer, sweeter sage with an ambery undertone. Warm and herbal.
- Amyris Soft, sweet, sandalwood-adjacent. Often stands in for the real thing.
Dry-down
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Myrrh Bitter, smoky resin. Ancient-smelling and slightly cool.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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