05/05/2023
Kurai
375 Reviews
Kurai
3
Camphor-chamomile
Picked some flowers during a walk in the park, took them back home and recreated their scent. The backstory could not be more common. Thankfully, the fragrance itself is far from common. After all, this is a work of Prin. I was excited to spend my day with Maruyama, particularly because I have a thing for the scent of chamomile, which is here in abundance.
Maruyama can be classified as a green-woody fragrance. Its top notes are dry, bitter reminiscent of dried chamomile flowers and pulverized herbs and woods. The huge amount of camphor adds a medicinal character. Picture a cabinet full of traditional Chinese medicine. Some mention a superglue note, but that is a bit off. This is all natural juice. The bitter-dry top notes fade pretty fast and then the scent remains in this camphor-chamomile state.
With its dry top notes and the heavy camphor, Maruyama is a hard to like perfume. The flavors are strong and do not score high in popularity. Personally, I feel at home in the bitter-dry domain and I consider the camphor a welcome bonus. The development of the fragrance is lacking some excitement, though. Exactly this is why I am still not sure if I want to buy or not. Onto my revisit list, for now.
Maruyama can be classified as a green-woody fragrance. Its top notes are dry, bitter reminiscent of dried chamomile flowers and pulverized herbs and woods. The huge amount of camphor adds a medicinal character. Picture a cabinet full of traditional Chinese medicine. Some mention a superglue note, but that is a bit off. This is all natural juice. The bitter-dry top notes fade pretty fast and then the scent remains in this camphor-chamomile state.
With its dry top notes and the heavy camphor, Maruyama is a hard to like perfume. The flavors are strong and do not score high in popularity. Personally, I feel at home in the bitter-dry domain and I consider the camphor a welcome bonus. The development of the fragrance is lacking some excitement, though. Exactly this is why I am still not sure if I want to buy or not. Onto my revisit list, for now.