Arran Sense of Scotland is a brand I have really liked getting to know and around my home I have quite a few of their Reed diffusers, in the scent After the Rain dotted about because it is such a delightful scent. New to the growing collection this time is a fragrance that isn’t for me, but instead for him indoors and timed perfectly with Valentines Day on the horizon, Arran Sense of Scotland Lochranza Mens Eau de Toilette has been tried and tested.
Described as being a perfectly balanced fragrance, designed for men, the Lochranza Eau De Toilette is a delicate combination of patchouli and anise, the two together create a spicy base note, peppered with aromas of warmer, more floral tones. I had expected this to be quite an earthy scent, one which, like After the Rain, has a fresh yet floral musk tone.
The fragrance which comes presented in a glass bottle, square and chunky with a wooden lid is said to have been inspired by the beautiful windswept north of the isle. Surrounded by brooding hills facing the imposing grey ruin of its castle, placed dramatically on a shingle spit in the open sea loch. Quite a vivid description and one which sends me to the scene of a Harry Potter film as Harry is been flown by Buckbeak in and around Hogwarts!
When spritzed, this fragrance to me is warm, clean, rich, fresh and quite aromatic all in one go. There is definitely a note of mint as the scent begins to dry down, but the star of the show is clearly both the Patchouli which is sweet, musky and spicy all rolled into one and then with Anise which is rich and has those liquorice hints it is often compared too. Added to it you have Vetiver, Grapefruit and lemon, you have a scent that opens with fresh earthiness and dries down keeping all those notes together from that citrus top to the woody almost spicy base.
Priced around £42 for 100ml it is a mid priced fragrance which has a fairly good longevity on the skin.
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