Powdery floral soap
Starts slightly medicinal and cooling. Reminiscent of eucalyptus or a cold bath / cold ointment, heading in the direction of tea tree oil. After that, it becomes slightly herbal, but then quickly floral. As it develops, the scent becomes increasingly floral and sweet, but remains rather restrained in intensity. It takes on a powdery, velvety note and stays consistently floral-sweet due to the lilac and forget-me-not – at times, it also reminds me of a floral soap. The sillage is okay, the intensity rather moderate. The longevity is solid: noticeable on the skin from mid-morning to late evening, at least when smelling it up close. It is somewhat the fresher, slightly more feminine counterpart to Penguin by Zoologist: both start off medicinal-cooling (eucalyptus / tea tree oil). At the beginning, Penguin is a bit sharper due to the pink pepper, and then, via saffron and suede, shifts towards herbal, smoky, and musty. In contrast, The Language of Glaciers turns in the exact opposite direction: towards floral, velvety, sweeter, and fresh. I like it a bit better than Penguin, but it is a bit too floral, sweet, and feminine for me.
