Jovoy Psychedelique
nose: Jacques Flori
notes: citrus; patchouli, amber, labdanum, geranium, rose; vanilla, musk
Psychedelique is rich, ambered, chocolatey villain patchouli.
After a sweet opening, within a few minutes the herbal, camphoraceous, dark-green character of the patchouli comes out. I love this stage; it’s dense and truly plant-like.
An hour in though, Psychedelique warms up and becomes chocolatey again. it’s a smooth, rich, sweetened, slightly boozy “men’s club” smell, which isn’t a genre I generally go looking for. I can’t fault the execution though — it’s clearly got lots of real patchouli oil, and the toffee-like sweetness is nicely balanced. It’s potent and lasts forever, and agrees surprisingly well with food (I wore it during Thanksgiving dinner.)