Russian Tea
Russian Tea by Masque Milano is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with mint, black pepper and raspberry, moves into black tea, magnolia and immortelle and dries down to leather, incense, birch and labdanum. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Mint Cold and tingly. Great in small doses, toothpaste in large ones.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
- Raspberry Tart, jammy and slightly fuzzy. Very popular in modern sweet scents.
Heart
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
- Magnolia Lemony white floral. Bright and clean rather than heavy.
- Immortelle Maple syrup, curry and hay. Genuinely strange and very distinctive.
Dry-down
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
- Birch Clean pale wood. The leaves, not the tar.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
Smells like this
- Amouage Overture Woman
- Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Dark Leather
- Miller Harris Étui Noir
- Argos Bacio Immortale
- Lattafa Hala
- Perris Monte Carlo Oud Imperial
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