Artemesia, Basil, Bergamot, Green Note, Lavender, Lemon. Calendula, Carnation, Cyclamen, Balsam Fir, Orris Root, Rose, Thyme. Amber, Leather, Cedar, Moss. This particular fragrance is one that truly fits the term "eclectic" and is courtesy of Edmond Roudnitska. It's a difficult one to hate and just as difficult to love. I don't find many an occasion to wear it, but there's something about it that gives me joy by simply having it in my cabinet to spray when the mood strikes as I putter around the house. The opening of Ocean Rain is a spicy, citric lavender accord butting heads with a bitter herbaceousness. There's also a sharper, green aspect in the mix that seems separate from the herbs. It gets stranger still with the advent of a marine quality that not only suggests water, but possesses a wispy menthol. There's no better scent I own to entertain myself than this creation. There is so much going on under the surface that I seem to discover...
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