Davana

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" Someone once said that it smells like strawberries. Having read that, I

gave it another whiff and thought it was rather like strawberry candy.

-Xplo "

I will need to smell it again, Xplo - and try to find the strawberries there!

I can imagine it will go very well with citruses and florals. I know Ormonde

Jayne's Osmanthus (which does not smell like the flower at all to my nose) has

davana in the top notes.

I don't get the strawberry candy though, it reminds me more of concord grape

juice!

I bet it will go well with cassis and yuzu.

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> Ayala Sender <ayala@...> wrote: I don't get the strawberry candy

> though, it reminds me more of concord grape juice! I bet it will

> go well with cassis and yuzu.

I know davana has also been mentioned in the " Least Favorite Scent "

thread, but I thought I'd tack on my reply here. I just got some

davana and smelled it for the first time tonight. It's quite unique!

I can see how it would add an interesting, nearly mystical note to

blends of many types: fruity or citrusy, green, or maybe even a woody,

rooty blend or floral blend. Part of it early on smells a bit like

cistus labdanum to me; later on I got a hint of a slightly fruity note

between strawberries and grape juice; I got the undertones of hay and

rootiness that someone mentioned (kind of like a much smoother, fruity-

floral vetiver); and the last stage smells a bit like black tea to

me. It'll be interesting to see how it modifies a blend, though right

now I don't think I'll be using it nearly as much as other oils.

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> Hi, Anya

>

> I've sniffed Davana from two suppliers and I just love it. Whenever I

> want a really fruity scent for a blend, I rely on Davana to provide

> it. It reminds me of plums, fresh melons, and strawberries.

>

> This is always so interesting to me, and again shows us how different

> we all are. If anyone remembers, I found the scent of Green Cognac to

> smell like fresh vomit. My husband says it initially smells like

> raisons to him, then he picks up on the vomit, too. I enjoy it in a

> blend when the amount is amazingly minute... it really adds

> something.

>

> I find Black Current Bud to smell like rank underarm. Today, I

> received some Agarwood and it smells like dirty socks to me. I know

> it isn't my supplier, it's just me. So, I decided to make a blend out

> of rank underarm, smelly socks, vomit, and hyrax poop, just for fun.

> Wonder what I'll get. Perhaps I should add some alcohol and tobacco

> and maybe a little smoke from Choya. Anyone know where I'm going with

> this... could be to a divorce lawyer. But alas, my husband's a gem,

> and I'm just making perfume.

>

> Blessings,

> Lyn

> Coeur d'Esprit - Natural Perfumes

>

Lyn your post made me smile. I have to get some black currrent bud,

not that I want to smell rank underarm but I have a feeling that there

is something about it that I will love. The agarwood, smelly socks, I

can relate to that. You are wondering where you are going with the

blend? Sounds like a Sunday morning in an Irish pub! (although since

they banned smoking from pubs in Ireland, those days are a thing of

the past. TG)

Ruth

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> Lyn your post made me smile. I have to get some black currrent bud,

> not that I want to smell rank underarm but I have a feeling that

there

> is something about it that I will love. The agarwood, smelly socks,

I

> can relate to that. You are wondering where you are going with the

> blend? Sounds like a Sunday morning in an Irish pub! (although since

> they banned smoking from pubs in Ireland, those days are a thing of

> the past. TG)

>

> Ruth

>

LOL that post tickled me as well!

I am " okay " with Davana. It really depends on what I am blending it

with. The unpredictability of it is fun for me. It is VERY sweet -

too sweet for me in general but I have noticed my daughter and her

friends love just about anything I create with it.

It is a bit like really strong gum scent - the kind that kids chew

and you can just smell it so sticky sweet in the air that it is

almost attacking. Often I have to ask the kids to get rid of the gum

or it makes me sick. That is what Davana is like for me. However at

times it has made a blend just perfect too.

I think that is why I do like Davana - it reminds me of myself - at

time you can love me and at other times you can hate me. LOL

(goofy mood today and not enough coffee yet)

Azzrian

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<I've sniffed Davana from two suppliers and I just love it. Whenever I

want a really fruity scent for a blend, I rely on Davana to provide

it. It reminds me of plums, fresh melons, and strawberries.>

I wish it smelled that way to me. Sounds lovely.

<I find Black Current Bud to smell like rank underarm.>

I can see that too.

<Today, I

received some Agarwood and it smells like dirty socks to me. I know

it isn't my supplier, it's just me.>

Thats so funny, because I recieved a sample of agarwood too and while it doesn't

remind me of dirty socks per se, I does remind me of the woody, earthy notes

present within the scent of valerian, which has a primary smell of B.O.. I

don't get the funky note in the agarwood, just the same woody notes that

valerian has. It kind of turned me off of agarwood, ironically, because the

woody, earthy notes in valerian were the only things I liked about the smell of

valerian(and I also get a berry-like note from it sometimes too).

<So, I decided to make a blend out

of rank underarm, smelly socks, vomit, and hyrax poop, just for fun.

Wonder what I'll get. Perhaps I should add some alcohol and tobacco

and maybe a little smoke from Choya. Anyone know where I'm going with

this... could be to a divorce lawyer. But alas, my husband's a gem,

and I'm just making perfume.>

Very funny. Sounds delicious, really, it does! (kidding). I mentioned a

similar blend before in a post about davana and I would call it Dive Bar.

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