Indonesian Clove

[suki]

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In The Bottle: Gorgeous, rich clove. Sometimes clove notes go slightly acrid or bitter for me, but this does neither. Here's hoping that aspect holds out!

Wet On Skin: Glorious, glorious, glorious.

Dry Down: This. Is. Wonderful. This exceeds my expectations by a considerable margin. I used to be in love with the Smiling Spider for its clove-y goodness, but even that was a little acrid on me. Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe is less so, I assume because the clove is sugared, though traces of the sharpness remain (don't get me wrong, I love the scent, but it's still there just the same.) This pure Indonesian Clove has all the rich spice and not a *hint* of that acrid / sharp / bitterness.

 

It's wonderful.

 

I am SO relived I got my bottle soon enough test, because I will *definitely* be needing a backup bottle or two!

[zankoku_zen]

So first off the bat, I do enjoy me some clove in my blends. This one is a very cassia/cinnamon-esque heavy clove. I do get the clove, but its definitely has a high overtone of cassia/cinnamon on it. I really can't decide if its cassia or it's cinnamon. It adds a bit to the dusty impression of it. On wet, I had an almost vague impression of a leather undertone to it. It has dried down to a dusty slightly cassia clove.

 

Compared to the Sweet Clove SN, its definitely that cassia/cinnamon aspect that is the main differentiation. Medium throw, low wear length.

[Dark Alice]

I smell like fancy, non-burning cinnamon clove. In short, I smell like potpourri. What makes this worse is that I spilled half a bottle. So now I have a half a bottle to get rid of and I smell like potpourri.

[LizziesLuck]

I basically obsessed with clove, due to my misspent youth thinking I was cool and smoking clove cigarettes....

 

 

Wet: Sweet, pure clove. Smells very much like the essential oil I use occasionally when I get a little overenthusiastic with the charcoal powder and my teeth get a bit sensitive. You know, oddly enough, as much as I have longed for clove dominant scents lately, not sure if I am digging smelling solely of clove. I am not much of a layerer, but suddenly I want to play around and start adding things to this. Like vanilla, and tobacco. Hmmm.

 

 

Dry: Gone, poof! Surprisingly not long lasting at all, for what started out as such a strong scent. Maybe layering it is the way to go. Or maybe it just needs some age? Anyway, it was pure wonderful clove, as promised, and I am happy to have it.

[milo]

Not clove to me, but Big Red. Not the rich, chewy clove I was expecting, and disappears pretty darn quick into a whisper of actual clove. Hhmph.

[Blood onmy hands]

I love clove and was hoping that this would be like bpal's long gone Sweet Clove single note, but it is not. There's something watery and astringent about this, almost tea-like, and it has a dead leaf scent to it that I'm not loving. It also has a sweet cinnamon quality to it more than clove, as other reviewers have mentioned.

In the bottle, this smells like all cinnamon all the time. On my skin, it's like a watery clove tea with sharp cinnamon and dead leaves. Dries down to something like a sweet cinnamon potpourri.

 

I have a lot of clove essential oils that I like a lot more (and that were a lot cheaper than this blend). Essential Wholesale sells great Clove Bud and Clove Leaf oils and I can get 2 oz or 16oz for what I paid for this. I'm let down by the lack of clove scent in Indonesian Clove and regret this purchase.

[dementia_divine]

In the decant: This doesn't smell like merely clove to me. I'm also getting that cinnamon-y clove vibe that others have mentioned.

 

Wet: Very strongly cinnamon-y clove, like Big Red or those gummy cinnamon bears, accompanied by clove. It's tingling my skin where I applied it, and I hope it doesn't welt!

 

Dry: Fortunately, I made it through welt-free. The cinnamon-y clove is still going strong, but I'm getting more of the clove aspect during this phase of the scent.

 

Verdict: I am surprised by the presence of cinnamon or cassia in this. I like it, but I don't think I'd wear it on its own. I'm curious to see how it would be layered with Sweet Orange SN.