Chinatown has a well-deserved cult following. It's in a class by itself.
Top notes of peach blossom (a mystic fruit in Chinese Mythology that Taoists consider the elixir of life. The middle notes are an intoxicating cross-cultural bouquet; Peony (known as Sho Yo, or Most Beautiful, the Chinese flower of love, luxury, and indulgence), blended with creamy-sweet gardenia (the flower Billie Holiday wore in
her hair) and sultry tuberose (known in the Western World as the
Mistress of the Night), and mouth-watering patchouli, which adds a spiky note to the other
florals. The lingering basenotes are cardamom (an ancient spice from
the East, long used as a condiment) and dark woods (recalling the scent of Chinese inlaid lacquered boxes).
Chinatown is an unusual fragrance which seems to elicit a response of either "oh my God I love it!" or you just hate it. You won't come across a person who thinks it's just "so-so."
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