Broken Theories by Kerosene

Blood Orange, Tobacco, Spices, Vanilla Bean, Sandalwood, Oud, Incense.

Whaddya get when you mix 3 parts Bond-T from Sammarco and a dash of Ore from Slumberhouse? If you took a wild stab and said.......Broken Theories...???....my skin would be in complete agreement with your assumption.

Comparisons aside, Broken Theories is good, especially if you're partial to the aforementioned fragrances. It's price point is also better, so that's a definite come up. Even though Cocoa is not listed, I definitely get the suggestion of it as soon as I apply it.

The citrus in the opening is enjoyable, but fleeting. I wish it would have hung around longer on the skin. The other notes all collaborate and bring to life a dense, woody, semi-smoky conglomerate. Either their union has brought about the suggestion of coca, or it's in there and not listed does not matter. It's there, it's good.......and you'll like it........or not.....

Broken Theories is dark. It leans masculine to me, but anyone can wear whatever they like. This would be very suitable for cool to cold temps and has that substance-hang time thing going for it. You'd have to scrub this off and more than likely, there would be remnants of it still left for awhile. Sillage is good with longevity approximately 8 hours on my skin. You should be able to detect this the next day. Thumbs up from Aromi for Broken Theories by Kerosene. As I always do, a sample wear is recommended in lieu of purchase.

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