07/11/2023
Landshark321
538 Reviews
Landshark321
2
Multifaceted fruity, spicy blend. Nuanced, interesting.
Rasei Fort Ismi is one of a trio of recent releases from this perfumer/creative director of both his own named his as well as Fort & Manle. It’s a fruity, slightly fresh, sweet, spicy blend with standout notes of apricot, tea, bay leaf, saffron, neroli, and patchouli, though the full note listing is a bit longer. It almost smells like oud is involved as well, and while it’s not a listed note, I think that’s partly the effect of having some resins mixed with dark spices. I find it to be a cool weather scent that nonetheless seems like it might not be too overbearing for a summer evening, either, somewhere between playful and serious, bright and dark.
Its character is not nearly as dark as the other recent entry I’ve tried, Qahwa, but it performs well, and its concentration is also extrait, with the same pricing of $250 for 30ml, available in the US via Luckyscent, Ministry of Scent, and Sealed Essence. So it’s quite pricey but I really like what Rasei has done with this fragrance.
7 out of 10
Its character is not nearly as dark as the other recent entry I’ve tried, Qahwa, but it performs well, and its concentration is also extrait, with the same pricing of $250 for 30ml, available in the US via Luckyscent, Ministry of Scent, and Sealed Essence. So it’s quite pricey but I really like what Rasei has done with this fragrance.
7 out of 10
