O, Unknown!

O, Unknown! smells to me like an old moving box full of yellowed children's books that you open again after years. Dry paper, dust, powder, and black tea, all there as advertised. Very atmospheric and actually pretty much exactly what the description promises. I actually love dry paper and tea notes, but here it's a bit too musty for my taste. Super exciting, very niche, and definitely not a boring scent - I just don't particularly like it on my skin. Maybe I need to test it again as a layering option.

A fruity-vegetal sweetness almost jumps out at me with the first whiff, along with smoke from coniferous woods. Gradually, the notes solidify into woody, green powder. Then to sandalwood shavings and soft leather. Then to the last remains of rouge in a long-used jar. It doesn't suit me, but it has something. Additionally, I accidentally layered a citrus body lotion over it and the mixture was quite good. Deeper and more inviting than the lemon alone. Retrospectively raised from 3 to 4 stars because the late dry down fascinated me so much during the third and fourth trials. I actually ended up ordering the bottle.

I find that the fragrance unfortunately smells unpleasant. At first it reminds me of an old library or old books, but then something very artificially milky comes along, which I didn't like.