Bat Edition 2020
Fragrance notes
Character
Bat Edition 2020 opens with a startling jolt of soil tincture, a wet clay funk that immediately separates the curious from the faint of heart. That earthiness threads through a burst of guava and passionfruit, but this isn’t a sunny tropical cocktail; these fruits feel bruised, half-rotten, glistening with moisture in a cave’s mouth. The heart thickens with hay, mineral notes, and a ghostly jasmine that blooms in the dark, while incense adds a smoldering reverence, as if someone left an offering on a stone altar.
As it dries down, the animalic base emerges – leather, teak, and a pebbly vetiver that mimics the gritty floor of a roost. This is the scent of a guano-dusted grotto where a lone fig vine snakes through a crack in the ceiling. The character is sweet but not cloying, earthy but never synthetic, distinctly niche in its refusal to be pretty. Longevity sits just above average, and sillage is modest, hugging close after the first hour – a fragrance that whispers rather than announces.
This suits the nocturnal introvert who wants to smell like a memory of a forgotten temple, not a nightclub. Skip it if you prefer clean laundry or reliably crowd-pleasing gourmands. Wear it for a late autumn evening walk, where the chill air amplifies its mineral funk, or on a rainy spring night when the world already smells of wet stone and decay. Best for fall, strongest at night – and worth every 3.70 of its rating if you dare to lean in.
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