Year Without Summer by Poesie bottle
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Year Without Summer

3.7/5 · 27 votes Unisex 2019
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Fragrance notes

Notes

Character

Longevity3.2/5
Sillage2.3/5
Day57
Night57
Fall100
Winter71
Spring50
Summer43
Our take

Year Without Summer belongs in the library, not the office. The blend of coffee, black amber, cannabis and opium creates a dense, warm spicy profile that demands solitude and slow attention. Floral and herbal touches soften the edges, while smoky and balsamic accords add a resinous weight that settles close around the wearer. Someone who wants a bright, outgoing scent will find this composition far too inward and heavy for daily wear.

The coffee here is dark and slightly bitter, wrapped in the golden thickness of amber. Cannabis lends a green, aromatic haze that keeps the sweetness from becoming polished or pretty. Opium brings an animalic depth that feels raw rather than refined. Together they form a fragrance that stays near the skin and asks the person wearing it to lean in, rather than announcing itself to a room.

This scent suits a quiet evening with a book, a cold walk alone, or any moment when you want to withdraw from the noise. It fits autumn and winter best, when the air is cool enough to hold its warm spicy and herbal notes. Those who prefer clean citrus, fresh air accords, or a scent that projects outward should look elsewhere, because this one keeps its distance on purpose.

The composition feels like sitting in a dim room while rain taps against the windowpane and a single cup of coffee grows cold on the table.

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