Patchouli Sumatra Eau De Parfum Review

 I hope it can help you decide whether this scent may be something you are interested in trying. If you have landed on this page, I take it you love Patchouli fragrances as much as I do. No, I am not a former hippy, just someone who loves the richness that Patchouli adds to a perfume. Unfortunately, finding the right perfume in this category can be very  hit or miss. Like you, I check out lots of reviews online before I cave in and buy a new scent.

After reading reviews, I decided to order a bottle and see for myself. I purchased the Eau de Parfume in the big 3.3 fl. oz. bottle. I've had my bottle for about year now. I spray it on when I am in the mood to be totally unique and avante garde, which this one definitely is.

For some reason, this fragrance has a shortage of details when it comes to all the notes it contains. Some online review sites mention mint and oriental woods. Others say that it has notes of vanilla and roses.  Here is what I get when I first open the top and just put my nose to the sprayer; spicy rum or some type of rich maple-flavored booze. It almost smells like a bakery behind a bar at holiday time.

There is definitely a gourmand quality at first sniff, yet it contains some exciting spicy notes. Now I am going to spray some on my wrist and tell you what I smell:  After the initial spice cloud calms down, the patchouli bursts forth from its boozy prison and you will definitely smell the woodsy, dirty wet- leaf scent of patchouli at its finest.

On the dry down, the patchouli fades out and I am left with a vanilla rum spice scent on my skin. Over time, the patchouli sneaks in and out of the dry down until the faintest residue of spice is all that's left to smell on my skin.

I am all for things that are different and unique in the fragrance department. I get tired of  tutti fruity Celebrity scents and appreciate bolder perfumes.  Here are some things that I really like about this scent:

• It is affordable. You can get the huge 3.3. Fl. oz. size bottle at a good price if you just want to experiment and collect.
• Whoever designed the bottle made it sturdy and of great quality. It is heavy and substantial. It won’t easily tip over among your other bottles.
• It can be a comforting scent on a cold winter day.
• I won't smell like anyone else I know.
• There is plenty of earthy patchouli in this one. You won’t have to hunt around for it with your nose.

We all know that pure patchouli is considered a unisex hippy fragrance. Manufacturers add feminine or masculine notes according to the market gender they want to sell to. There are many gorgeous and feminine perfumes that contain patchouli out there. As far as this scent, here is what I don't like:

• Lasting power and silage?  Not really. In fact, one of the first things I noticed is that it doesn't last too long on my skin. However, not much does.
• All that maple-syrup, boozy spiced rum notes make it a fragrance I can only use when I am in certain "moods".
• It isn't a girly or ladylike scent.
• I wouldn't call this a man magnet perfume. In fact, your guy might ask you if you have been hitting the brandy flask.

If you happen to enjoy rich, gourmand-type scents that contain a lot of spice notes, you may like this. If you have the right chemistry, it may last a little longer on your skin. If you can't stand vanilla or sweet perfumes, Patchouli Sumatra may turn your stomach. It has a strong sweet factor.

However, if you wear it après ski at a mountain lodge while sitting in front of the fire sipping hot toddies, you will blend right in and not offend anyone around you.