A beautiful morning scent. It has this grown-up, mind-waking, mind-clearing freshness in the first 30 minutes — slightly bitter-woody, with bergamot and petitgrain giving it a crisp, composed lift. I love that.

Overall, it feels like a natural perfumer’s homage to the classical masculine fougère, filtered through Alfonso’s deeper material language: less barbershop cleanliness, more mature masculine freshness, dried herbs, hay, moss, resin, old wood, and warm skin.

Beautifully balanced, and not your typical Rose-Sandalwood attar.

Maderas de Oriente is very much my kind of attar. The opening has a beautiful floral lift from the rose, jasmine, and neroli co-distillation, but it never feels overly floral. What I especially appreciate is that it avoids that dense, classical rose profile so often found in attars. Instead, the florals brighten the composition without taking it over, while oud and oriental spices add depth, warmth, and character.

What makes it stand out even more to me is the drydown. Rather than becoming sandalwood-heavy, it stays more oud-led while keeping the florals alive, which gives it a much more interesting and beautifully balanced evolution.

It also has good radiance for an attar: not loud, but clearly present. Warm, rich, characterful, and very well composed. For me, this is a highly successful take on the style.

Donde pone "olvidado" debe leerse "olido".

Algo absolutamente diferente a lo que había olido hasta ahora.
Muy complejo.
Tardaré meses en aprehender todos sus matices.
En un futuro, compraré el formato de 5 ml.

Un olor maravilloso. embriagador.
Me gusta tanto que compraré próximamente una botella más grande.

Perfect

Perfect!!!

Genial! Civeta real!!! Y Alfonso siempre es muy amable!! Recomiendo.

Smells honestly really bad at first but when processed correctly it is amazing i tried doing a tincure with i hope it turns great

I was really impressed with the quality of this fragrance and how well it’s blended. It has a strong forest vibe woody and deep, but at the same time it feels bright and kind of uplifting. Super elegant, and honestly pretty hard to pick out individual notes because everything is blended together so smoothly.

On my skin I get a slightly chocolatey touch (maybe from the patchouli), but overall, just wow—great job on this one. I’ll definitely be picking up a few grams.

I had my initial reservations about this perfume. I like fruity fragrances when they are balanced and not overly sweet or gourmand; except if they have a fig note. I'm also not an incense guy. I love smoky perfumes but I abhor those that remind me of churches.

Jokes aside, I decided to trust The Glass Atelier on this one, since he ultimately has had a perfect run with me.

As usual with this house, the simplicity of the notes declared betray the complexity and quality of the fragrance.

At the top, there is a subtle citrus smoke that I've been told that could probably be the frankincense, clean and not overpowering, with the addition of fruity facets brought by figs and cherry. Then, a sweet, resinous, lightly smoky mirrh takes everything to a base in which an in-house ambergris tincture and oud, Hainan, I think, anchor everything down without drowning the top notes. The oud here is clean with subtle sweet background, a compliment to the composition.

I'd reccomended to those interested to check the Instagram page of the author, there is a video there in which he kindly shows his process of creating this perfume, from a distillation of a homemade kiphy incense (that, on its own and without having to burn it, has a really good smell).

Expect attar-like projection and longevity, and an excellent experience. Give it a try, it really gives ancient Egypt vibes.

This will be short and sweet, since the owner has already explained in detail in this website what this is about.

This attar is excellent and more elegant that you may think.

The stars of the show are a vintage castoreum tincture, warm, sweet, leathery and animalic (not in excess), and a vintage cedarwood oil that the author already exploits with expertise in other works (see Mahjar). Everything else works here to exploit these ingredients and give some counterpoints, with a heart of animalic leathery warmth and cleaner, well rounded woods.

At the beginning, lacking aldehides and other synthetics seen in different interpretations of russian leather, we get a citrusy floral top note from orange blossom and incense, giving the composition light and a clean smoky facet, different from the usual birch tar/cade oil that are often used for that.

There is a spicy, fresh facet that appears after the initial impression, generated by cardamom and, after a bit, a resinous feel rounds the composition and may give grounds to think of this attar as a bridge between the usual Russian leather (but with a cleaner smoke and natural top notes) and Spanish leather (with the subtle citrus, spices and resins toned down and without relying on civet or musks for warmth).

The overall feeling is of a complex, multifaceted and elegant attar that calls for a dress up and will probably be better for events and people with a character strong enough to carry it. It is more potent than I expected but, in a bit of time, it loses strength and becomes more compact, suiting the whole identity of the composition. Great longevity and an excellent addition to this author's lineup.

I hope to see more leather-focused works from him.

Simplistic ingredient list that hides an elegant development.
Powdery rooty facets surround a clean oud mix in which Hainan profile shines brighter, woody slightly resinous, sweet and leathery notes are predominant, with orris root as a continuous support. Ambergris can be felt soon and gains strength as time progresses, respectful to the oud.

Longevity is excellent, projection is more subtle but, as attar standards go, it's enough and suited to the elegant character of the composition. Thanks to that, it probably can be worn throughout the whole year, and I can confirm it survives on skin enough to be felt after a dip at the sea. Having said that, it probably suits more daily wear, specially if you work dressed up in a suit. Traditionally masculine leaning but I think it would suit anyone willing.

Underpriced for what it is and its ingredients. I'm glad I bough three grams as I gave one to a friend as a present and I keep two.

The owner of the brand is also really communicative, open and a good inspiration for those that want to share his passion.

You'll look at the price and the notes listed here and you'll imagine a far simpler creation than it is in reality. Let me guide you through it.

This is an expert blend of natural extracts that could be priced much higher for several reasons: Expert blending, handcrafted from the beginning to the end and the use of vintage extracts that other brands use to increase price without being able to take advantage of them completely.

From the notes here, you'd argue that there are no top notes and that it'd be a too-dense attar. You'd be wrong. I know because I was too.

I'd argue that, through the in-house saffron extract, the rose oil, the vintage cedarwood oil and probably the vetiver, there is a bright beginning with the illusion of sweet citrus that soon begins to widen into a classic, woody and natural mid that begins to sweeten and become more complex until it reaches a santal heavy base in which a distinct clean leathery feel emboldens the perfume and brings more elegance, maybe through vetiver stored in leather kuppi, patchouli and a clean Hainan oud base that I feel serves as a kind of signature for the brand (sometimes blended with Thai, I think that one isn't used here). This composition never relies on woody synthetics and it has not the usual wood chip smell of many cedarwood modern extracts.

It is a true delight for those searching for a true woody all natural fragrance that delivers completely on its intended goal. My mistake with this perfume was not ordering it before.

Really good one, The Glass Atelier. I'm a fan.