SOMA (2019) 'NOT Perfumes'
SOMA (2019): An Ode to Gardenia NOT Perfumes Mini Review Johanna Venables initiates SOMA with bitter green galbanum, citrus-like green stems with a big but pleasant dose of sensual gardenia. The gardenia is quite realistic in it - almost as if I am sniffing a freshly bloomed one - one which has not bloomed fully yet, so the green facets of gardenia flower is more prominent than usual. I am thinking of the first day of bloom - when it blooms partially and the weather is not that warm and humid, which tend to accentuate the heady and sensual facets of this flower. So effectively a gardenia with those early green facets and the one that has not released all its creamy and heady facets. Gardenia from Our Rooftop Garden (2018) I also liked how Johanna kept the jasmine (possibly grandiflorum) and tuberose just below gardenia and green vegetal combo smell – used largely to lift the gardenia up and not to overwhelm it with their own unique aroma profiles. But they are clearly de