419 Tasneem V

Tasneem V is a boozy, cherry & blackcurrant themed blend with a hidden garden of red florals and exotic tree resins.

Each version of Tasneem focuses on the profile of a rich, full bodied red wine. When I make a new version, I often see other paths that can be taken. I really enjoy exploring these branches of scent, seeing how changing certain elements can effect the end result.

This version is unique from the others, with elements of other previous attars like Paredolia & Rever Rouge, giving it a deeply fruity and resinous profile. It is also very base heavy, with less in the way of high notes than previous versions.

The first version of Tasneem was based upon a perfume called Cairo by Kesma. A customer had suggested this as an inspiration, and I worked from my imagination of the scent. Then over the coming versions, shaped it more to how I envisioned a deep, indulgent red wine perfume to be.

Smelling from the applicator, Tasneem V has a radiant, boozy, fruity opening, with notes of sour cherries and sweet blackcurrants. There is also a delicate powderiness that lingers like a haze over thick red floral canopy. Deeper in the base is a mix of heady and dark, fruity tree resins which lead into the oudy foundation of Chiang Rai and aged North Thailand Agarwood.

Due to it's density, it displays it's full aroma best in a cool breeze.

This is very pleasing for me to simply smell from the applicator. It has a complex but very cohesive character. It is not truly a red wine smell, but a creative exploration of how I can create a new feeling and character within this theme. It feels almost edible, like it is on the boundary between a fragrant, juicy liqueur and a perfume extrait.

Smelling on the skin, it opens with the same thick, fruity and red floral aroma, oozing notes of cherry and blackcurrant initially, followed by a juicy wave of Jasmine Sambac, Red Champaca and Night Queen. The Red Smyrna tree resin is also prominent, giving a warm, but subtle papery backnote. The Ambreine sits quite central in the blend, like a radiant, resinous core that all the notes connect to. The boozy properties are not as forward as previous versions, I felt this balance sat better in this blend, as it borders many different feelings, not being too overt in any one direction.

There is also a coppery quality at it's core which shows more in the drydown, this is from the Thai Agarwood oils.

I have noticed I perceive smells differently to many others. I do not see perfumes in the way of top, mid and bottom notes, that doesn't come naturally to me.

I perceive them from front to back, where front notes are those sensed first. As some of my perfumes contain very little in the way of true high notes, they seem to inhabit a realm a bit deeper than what most perfumes offer, so sometimes base notes are at the front, so it makes more sense for me to present it this way, regardless if the material is a true base or top note, it may be classed as a front note in a particular blend of mine.

Back notes being those that are the furthest back in the blend, hardest to sense, but they tie everything together. Basically connecting and detailing oils often in low quantities aside from a sandalwood base.

For a more detailed look at the making of Tssneem V, I have posted how I made this on Substack. Link in bio.

Front notes:

Sour Cherry

Blackcurrant

Red Champaca

Jasmine Sambac

Mimosa

Rum

Bitter Almond

Fleur de Cuir

Ambreine

Mid Core Notes:

Propolis

Davana

Red Smyrna

Cistus

Almaciga

Buoya Wood

Aged Thai Agarwood

Henna

Fire Tree

Back Notes:

Australian Sandalwood

Ambergris & Civet

Beeswax

Sargol Saffron

Sarsaparilla

Osmanthus

Night Queen