Hindu Kush

Once you get that frosted juniper aroma chemical it's hard to detect much else. But underneath it is a decent fragrance. Once again that aroma chemical holiday room plug-in smell of frosted juniper aroma chemical aroma is very dominate. It's a sweet clove heavy juniper/pinecone smell that does carry some association with green bananas. Very wintery holiday smell. It is a real beast in performance with it filling up rooms and leaving extremely impressive sillage trails. Most people really enjoy it when they smell this stuff. But the smell sensitive people will have a reaction that may not be their fault due to certain medical conditions making some people very vulnerable to painful reactions from strong smells. Use caution please. I have a friend with this condition and it's not hard to be more mindful with stuff this strong. It just gets stronger the longer it matures. Furthermore it has cannabis associations in the piney frosted Christmas tree buds, smokey incense used to cover up the smell, and even some terpy aspects. I don't like it as much after a year but it's not bad at all. I wore it today and it's starting to be that season again. I have people that hope to smell this on me so I enjoy that part about it. It's a flimsy 7. Maybe better, maybe worse. 9 out of 10 when in the snow. It really can brighten people's moods and it's very strong. Just kind of smell like a bathroom holiday spray. There is much more to it but the cheap aroma chemical part can't hide. Just like that febreeze air freshener and incense aren't covering up the smokey funk of that skunky butt resin.

This is ALOT softer smelling than people are making it out to be. It’s a warm, powdery amber fragrance with some green notes from the cannabis leaf (not bud) and a little smoky from the incense. It smells like how Lenny Kravitz and Lakeith Stanfield look or a hygienic hippie woman in the 70s. Clean and fresh but in an outdoorsy way. I sprayed this on around noon as well as Cedrat Boise and both are still going strong at 12 am. When I say this is a soft fragrance the longevity and projection are an exception for sure. Im getting whiffs of it as I type it with a spray and a half on my wrist. The mention of an incense used to hide the smell of weed is an accurate description there’s a sweet, almost creaminess to this scent that reminds me of those incense you’d find in a convenience store (in a good way). Could be worn all year in my opinion if you pay attention to the temperature and adjust sprays accordingly. It may not be the best in high heat but a summers night would be amazing. I would rate this an 8/10 but it could change once I actually give it a full wear

Sampling Mancera Hindu Kush, a 2018 release that, for the years that followed, seemed like one of the most popular releases from the house, and while I recall smelling it a couple of times in stores, I had not really done a proper sampling of it previously. The name is taken from a mountain range but for many, I assume, as with myself, conjures cannabis, which is one of the principal notes, along with davana, that is part of an interesting medley that also includes several spices, resins, and woods. The cannabis and davana tell the main story, a bit of a resinous herbal funky sweet treatment with some smoky and woody elements, also. It’s quite unique, with robust performance. Over time, the more provocative fruity, funky, sweet, and spicy aspects are toned down, yielding a more sober woody resinous blend with some of the same accents. Overall, I think it’s very good but not a standout that I would actually like to wear.

I have had it over 1.5 years now and I have barely managed to get it half way through ! It is a rather peculiar fragrance, extremely earthy and green. Opens up with a cough syrup like sweetness filled with extreme moss green notes which I believe is the cannabis and dries down to a woody scent. The performance is highly nuclear, I sprayed it 5 times 3 on skin and 2 on clothes and went to my class. My friend pulled me away and asked me what was I wearing as the entire classroom smelled like that however, I couldn't notice due to the nose fatigue this causes. Not worth Blind Buying this. I really enjoyed this in the peak winter time during snowfall, those are the only days where this perfume shines the best and smells airy, high quality incense-green-woody. I am glad I got it for cheap or else I would've wasted 100+ quids on this.

I'm a 56 yo F. I bought this with Sebastian The perfume guy, in mind. I love a lot of fragrances that he does. In saying that, the cannibis note scared me so I didn't blind buy it. Once I tried this on skin, I didn't smell weed, I just smell the incensey patchouli and green tropical mountains. I bought this in Thailand as my holiday souvenir and I think it fits. It's a big like for me, not a love yet, but I think we could get there. I believe I will layer this with something a little sweet and musky to give it more of a "me" smell as we are getting to know each other. Overall, it really is a beautiful earthy fragrance, unisex. I would wear it 3 seasons in Aust, not high summer but maybe summer nights. 8/10