10 community ratings

Masae Aida no Tebukuro

2023UnisexClassic

7.7/ 10

Community score
10 ratings

Phronema Perfumes Masae Aida no Tebukuro is a dense, many-layered unisex scent that opens with citrus and flowers and darkens into spice, resin, smoke and leather.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Bottle

7.8 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

80% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Caraway Orange blossom Raspberry Lemon Bergamot Star anise

Celery seed

Hazelnut Aldehydes Black pepper Blackberry

Heart notesfirst few hours

Heliotrope Honey Immortelle Ylang-ylang Clary sage Jasminum grandiflorum absolute Rose Violet leaf Ambrette Artemisia Lavender Tuberose Tobacco

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Vetiver Amber Leather Cedar Civet Patchouli Birch tar Labdanum Musk

Black frankincense

Castoreum Chinese oud Ambergris Indonesian sandalwood Coumarin Myrrh Oakmoss

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Floral
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Resinous
Smoky
Leathery

What does Masae Aida no Tebukuro smell like?

The top is bright with bergamot, lemon, caraway and black pepper, while raspberry and blackberry add a touch of fruit. In the heart, rose, tuberose, honey and tobacco carry the floral sweetness onto a warmer base. The base is led by leather, amber, patchouli, vetiver and Chinese oud, with birch tar and civet adding a smoky, animalic depth.

The accords gather around woody, resinous and leathery. The result reads dark and characterful rather than fresh. Liaison de Parfum Resist Me and Bortnikoff Classica have a close profile.