Gaueko

[LizziesLuck]

...Blackened sandalwood and misty lavender, with curling wisps of smoky tobacco, nag champa, and labdanum.

I had no idea what this would be like. Lavender scents are always for bedtime though, for me. So I took a chance and just slathered this on before bed, since none of these notes have ever been bad on me.

This is lavender and tobacco on me. Such an interesting combo! I really like it and will likely get a lot of bedtime use out of it.

[freyasfae]

The labdanum is heldback on this - this is a scent that floats on me as weird as that sounds, like the misty lavender is literal. I tried this as a bedtime scent, and I do like it, but it's not the perfect lavender or bedtime I am looking for. I think it will go to the swapbox, and I will continue my quest for the perfect lavender.

[DiesMali]

In the imp: Sharp, slightly sour tobacco.

 

Wet on my skin: Sharp, slightly sour tobacco and LAVENDER.

 

Dry: This is a lot better dry than when wet, but not quite doing it for me. I normally get along with most of the notes in this, but there's something in it (probably the labdanum and something combining with it) that makes it sour/bitter close to my skin. The throw, however, is an absolutely gorgeous combination of lavender, sandalwood, and tobacco. I really wish it wasn't so weird closer to the skin, because the stuff floating around me in the air really is nice.

[roseus]

In the imp: dry, herbal lavender

 

Wet: smoky lavender, and pungent amber-like labdanum

 

Dry: a thin core of lavender, with incense and a touch of tobacco, and some warmth from the labdanum. Overall light and smoky

 

Overall: this is a really nice summer incense. Not sure if I need a bottle but will definitely use the imp.

[Casablanca]

Lavender leads on my skin, and for a while I don't smell anything else. After a minute I get an earthy background seeping in -- but nothing I can ID yet. While wet, Gaueko is almost single-note lavender on me, with its light purple and green aromatic smells.

As Gaueko dries, I start to smell balsamic resin under the herb. I still need to smell labdanum and nag champa by themselves sometime, but I could see balsam of Peru or some other balsamic thing being an unlisted note in here, too. I also get sandalwood and maybe a little vetiver. But the lavender is still dominant.

I think I get an eensy weensy leaf of tobacco, but it's so quiet and blended with the sandalwood, I'd miss it if it weren't listed. Two hours later I smell it more, but it's still subdued and blended. I like tobacco when it's like this. The lavender is, by now, gone.

I like this -- now at three hours, it's subtle but lovely, quite incensey. I'm not sure that I'd pursue a bottle, mostly because the lavender is kind of harsh while it lasts. But I wonder how it would age.

[sarandipitee]

Beautiful herbal lavender.

 

I think I need a bottle. I'd love this for bed for sure, or just for a day when I need to relax.

[achildoftime]

This is a very nice lavender that is most strongly paired with sandalwood for me. It's soft, gentle, and quite dreamy. This isn't the medicinal lavender I sometime get. It's absolutely peaceful and can see it not so much for sleep, but relaxing meditation. Very happy to have this.

[Lucchesa]

Lavender! That was the only note I could identify when I applied this. And it's a nice lavender, not one of the screechy ones. Lavender rarely lasts very long on my skin, though, and within 20 minutes or so the other notes were beginning to crowd in. The lavender, sandalwood and tobacco combination could have been dry and sharp but instead is subtle and a little smoky, and the whole lavender/tobacco/woody incense thing is really pretty. Like most oils, this is a skin scent on me and my skin eats it up fairly quickly.

[cassiejaynebunk]

HOLY. CRAP. THIS. IS. GORGEOUS. Oh man. it's like the smell of a head shop meets TKO. OMG. This is definately going to be a sleep scent for sure. I need this in an Atmo spray! Sandalwood mixed with Nag Champa and lavender! Oh. My. God.

Edited February 13, 2018 by cassiejaynebunk

[artisjok]

Gaeuko starts off a strong masculine lavender, but, as it dries, the scents softens dramatically, seemingly disappearing for the most part. Yet wait! I get wafts of gentle lavender incense clouds floating about my head. There's a slight scent on my skin, maybe a little lab & tobacco, but the wispy aura around me is great. A trickster scent- can't smell it when I try, fabulous in its own moments.

Used as a sleepy time and a yoga perfume recently, and I enjoyed the effect for both purposes!