Sharina Rasasi

Sharina Rasasi is an alcohol-free scent from Rasasi, marketed for women. It opens floral and dark at once: rose and ylang-ylang give full, creamy petals, geranium a green metallic edge, sandalwood a creamy dry woodiness beneath them, patchouli damp earth, and valerian a bitter, faintly rooty medicinal note that sets it apart from an ordinary floral top. The middle is the most animalic part, civet and castoreum bringing a musky, leathery warmth, costus a dry hair-like earthiness beside them, saffron a leathery spice, and olibanum a thin resinous smoke that runs across the whole. What stays is simpler, amber giving a low rounded warmth and musk a smooth close finish, as oils tend to settle. The character is heavy, animalic and resinous rather than fresh at any stage. It suits cold weather, evening and night, and indoor gatherings.

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