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Most (non-coniferous) resins within and related to the balsamic family are universally agreed upon to be ‘warm.’ But they are also described as ‘dirty,’ and ‘sultry’ and and ‘sexy’ like they’re going to snatch a promise ring off your finger with their sticky-sweet lies. Balsamics are not just the sticky-finger cousins of vanilla looking over your shoulder asking “do you got games on that phone?” They are woody, warm, faintly spicy, occasionally priestly, they stick around a long time and as a result, make other things stick around longer which is why they are used like castoreum as a fixative element for other notes. A lot of sources I found also describes opoponax as “round,” which is the kind of perfumery adjective that I love because it has no strict definition and nobody really disagrees with it. Round how? Like an orb? Like a well-developed character arc? Well, it’s not triangular, so we all nod and go yeah, round, why not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/1761170508764-ORBONU8DNFQFHPNAX557/unsplash-image-o9ztls2o7MY.jpg Current Articles - Sticky? Warm? Hurt? Round? Sensual? Yes.(A small primer on balsamics in fragrance) - Balsamics are referred to as pathological essences — not in the psychological toxic ex sense, but because they’re secretions the tree produces when it’s injured. It’s a wound response. You score the bark, and the tree weeps resin that you later collect. Aftel also tells an anecdote of how resinous perfumes were briefly banned by the papal office in 1600s El Salvador because it is sacrilege to the tree, which I like and really brings home the sappy, sticky, wounded nature of resin collection. They get the ‘1920s flapper girl’ association historically from the opoponax in Shalimar, when really they are also warm, slow-healing metaphors for wounds and growth. (Hey papal office, didn’t your boy absolutely piledriver a fig tree?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/5d5c02d9-c7ac-4053-9078-02be633edadb/women-laughing-alone-with-salad.jpg Current Articles - Sticky? Warm? Hurt? Round? Sensual? Yes.(A small primer on balsamics in fragrance) - Fragrance language is full of words that sound sophisticated until you realize they’re lying to you if you take them as literal and taxonomic as they actually sound. “Balsamic,” for example, sounds tasteful and faintly ecclesiastical. It conjures images of dark vinegar drizzled on salad greens that I’ll laugh into knowingly. (And ice cream, we abandoned the trend too soon. If frozen yogurt can have three solid years of dominant real estate capture then we can bring back the balsamic drizzled ice cream trend for at least another year) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/d5ead440-89cb-46e1-9b46-5ff83214bbcb/Hi+Shalimar+and+Jicky%21.png Current Articles - Sticky? Warm? Hurt? Round? Sensual? Yes.(A small primer on balsamics in fragrance) - I pick on opoponax more than the others because of its rapid rise in popularity and the common trend to absolutely DUNK IT into the mix past the 2000s instead of it staying further in the background, a problem that neither the OG’s Shalimar and Jicky have. This isn’t to say the ingredient itself is necessarily even more common— just that it’s finally made it’s way into the lexicon to be listed as a note for consumer understanding. Looking at you, ELDO. Fat Electrician, Secretions Magnifique, AND the underrated Nombril Immense? We got it, seriously. https://www.parts-per-thousand.com/articles/imaginary-authors-the-abandoned-mansion-product-review monthly 0.5 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/8da104ec-e60f-48f6-9311-6b2d9a5cb48c/Soap.png Current Articles - Product Review: Imaginary Authors ‘ The Abandoned Mansion.’ Zoinks! - THE SOAP: The accompanying soap is HIGHLY recommended for its mysterious, charming, leathery, and sophisticated feel. I am so glad I did it for the soap. Do it for the soap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/b10500d8-7f84-4083-89af-98a82e5d658f/the+abandoned+mansion.gif Current Articles - Product Review: Imaginary Authors ‘ The Abandoned Mansion.’ Zoinks! - Make it stand out Zoinks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/1501a210-f005-4bfc-9fef-0d63722afd23/ghost+scene.gif Current Articles - Product Review: Imaginary Authors ‘ The Abandoned Mansion.’ Zoinks! - Is it as warm and cuddly as the marketing says? The fragrance has me conjuring something, but not sure it’s the infamous ‘cuddle puddle’ Ghost scene that IA hopes we’re conjuring. 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This is what his artistry does, it is a contagion. The scent is a portal and I have walked through it not unscathed but with scars that I love. I am not the only one. The only way through, is through the perfume department. The only way out is through https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/6855f20e-472c-4be6-899d-6d516f0a6a52/fougere+hunting.gif Current Articles - Mom said it was my turn to write the Squidward EDP review. - The Squidward Tentacles is a fougère which is no surprise to anyone, knowing the man appreciates class and elegance. I know you know, you know I know, but if someone didn't know, the fougère is a specific green and aromatic olfactory profile with a long, storied history. On a biochemical basis, the fougère, or 'fern,' works because of the volatility of lavender as a compound, giving an incredibly fresh green and aromatic experience that dies away to the sweeter undertow to the likes of coumarin, oakmoss. Throughout over a century of development, there have been more riffs on the fougère than stars in the sky but the underlying principle of the name remains the same: if it recalls the fresh, green burst of energy that calls to mind the fern accord, then you are working with a fougère. A true fougere brings you deep in the heart of the wilderness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/9c099c67-81c2-4d85-9988-79668320ac42/a+lone+genius.gif Current Articles - Mom said it was my turn to write the Squidward EDP review. - It starts out strong, with an almost harsh introduction. At first spray, I was hit with a blast of salt and seawater, astringent and cold. It was the scent of the ocean at dawn, before the sun has had a chance to warm it, before the tourists have descended. It was lonely, and it was demanding attention. I almost coughed. It was a slap in the face with a wet kelp glove. It was a "what do you want?" and an "I'm busy" in olfactory form. But then, just as I was about to wash it off and call this twelve dollar experiment a failure, it began to change. The sharp, salty edge softened, just a little. A new note emerged from the depths. It was the smell of old books. The vellum pages of his sheet music, the leather binding of an art history tome, the faint, dusty scent of charcoal and oil paint. It was an intellectual scent, a scent of solitude and concentration. It wasn't a warm, cozy library smell; it was colder, more formal, not just appreciative of history but protective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68bcfa21892dac7940f30f70/1a349274-4236-4d25-837d-bfbef0614c0f/a+man+scorned.gif Current Articles - Mom said it was my turn to write the Squidward EDP review. - Normally, I am not into celebrity perfumes. But when I saw that this man had his own curated fragrance I did far too little research before purchasing and allowed myself the surprise. His coworkers' perfumes, obviously had already sold out, but a few thousand prized bottles of the new Eau Squidward remained and I snagged one with a fervor. I had no intention of writing a review, no intention of drawing attention to what I typically see as a genre typically filled with celebrities past their primes using ghost noses in the fragrance industry to capitalize on our nostalgia. I should not have underestimated him and for that I am truly sorry but have learned so much. 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