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Tea for two by l artisan parfumeur9/20/2023 The new bottles have darker, tinted glass, a white label, and a black cap. The older bottles are transparent, have a black label instead of a white label, and of course have a gold colored cap rather than a black cap. There is a difference, however, between the black capped newer bottles and the gold capped older bottles (which I own). The bottle is the same design as other L’Artisan hexagonally shaped bottles. It’s pretty barebones, all things considered, but it gets the job done. If you have the newer packaging, the name of the fragrance is written horizontally on a white background in gold lettering. If you have the older packaging like I do, the name of the fragrance is written vertically in a dark gold/orange box. The box of Tea For Two is simple black cardboard, with the name of the fragrance and the brand on it. PresentationĪs is the case for all L’Artisan fragrances, the presentation of Tea For Two is simple but chic. In a few words, L’Artisan Parfumeur Tea For Two is: smoky, spicy, sweet, warm, cozy, and exotic. If you are at all a fan of chai, lapsang souchong, rooibos, or any kind of spiced tea, you need to get your mitts on this one right here. In short, Tea For Two is a spicy tea lover’s dream. Tea For Two might open with a spicy, smoky fullisade, but the overall wearing experience is quite comfy and unobtrusive. That fragrance similarly features a lot of heavy notes like tobacco, cinnamon, incense, and dried fruits, but somehow manages to be airy and effortless at the same time. There is a light touch, a transparency here that reminds me of Ambre Narguilé from Hermès. If you look at the note list, you might imagine that Tea For Two is a dense, heavy sort of fragrance that might quickly become overbearing, but it’s really not that at all. The blending, like in all L’Artisan fragrances in my experience, is superb. However, by no means does this smell like a candle or holiday room spray. You can imagine this sort of smell wafting through the air as your tea is brewing in a thick, snowman-shaped mug (though the tea-brewing smell is not as authentically captured here as it is in Masque Milano’s Russian Tea), a plate of gingerbread cookies off to one side. This really does smell like opening up a box or a tin of holiday spice tea bags, almost bang on. The spices and smoke never fully go away, but their frequencies lower and blend seamlessly with the other elements of the fragrance. The vanilla and honey serve to soften the rough, harsh edges, taking some of the astringency out of the mix and making the experience a whole lot cozier. The smokiness and sharpness begin to subside, and Tea For Two becomes a lot more mellow. A pile of lapsang souchong tea.Ībout twenty minutes into a wearing of the fragrance, though, magic starts to happen. The star anise, combined with all the other spices, tobacco, and the smoky, almost gunpowder-like lapsang souchong tea note, were a bit of a shock to my system. The note of star anise, just as polarizing a smell as it is a polarizing taste, is very much present. The opening of the fragrance is extremely spicy and even somewhat sharp, and I still think it’s like that today. When I got my sample of Tea For Two, I was pretty challenged by it at first. But I also discovered one of my first fragrance loves. I discovered that Gucci Pour Homme II and Tea For Two are not all that similar. I read somewhere that Tea For Two was very similar to Gucci’s Gucci Pour Homme II, a scent that I owned and loved back in my university days before I was into the whole perfume thing. I have a great deal of personal affection for this fragrance, as it was one of the first niche fragrances I ever tried, way back when I was just a newbie on my fragrance journey. Tea For Two is very simply spicy, smoky, ever-so-slightly-sweet heaven. Middle Notes: cinnamon, ginger, gingerbreadīase Notes: tobacco, honey, leather, vanilla Scent Description Top Notes: lapsang souchong tea, star anise, bergamot Want to know more? Let’s take a closer look at L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Tea For Two. Overall, Tea For Two is an excellent addition to any tea lover’s collection. It offers excellent performance, elegant presentation, and good value for money for the quality. L’Artisan Parfumeur Tea For Two is a sweet, smoky, and spicy rhapsody on the theme of tea. But how does it stand up now, more than twenty years after it was launched? Tea For Two, first released in 2000, is one of the brand’s most iconic fragrances. Founded in 1976, L’Artisan has been creating unique and high quality perfumes for almost fifty years, many of which – such as Timbuktu, Voleur des Roses, Dzing!, Passage d’Enfer, or La Chasse Aux Papillons – are now rightly considered classics. L’Artisan Parfumeur has the distinction of being one of the first niche fragrance houses.
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