I recently bought a decant of Hexennacht’s Norman Loves Mother from Ajevie. This was in an oil format. I like cardamom as a spice a lot and also for some reason, I imagined this had a coffee note as well, but it does not. I actually like Hexennacht’s perfumes a lot but I don’t tend to review them. I like their amber and atmospheric blends and there’s many more I would like to try. I tend to add any I am interested in to my Ajevie orders but some of them are always out of stock by the time I get to them. Side Note: I love that Hex has the perfume notes all listed on a master scent list and combined into categories.

Notes: earthy cardamom, rich vanilla, deep dark patchouli, and dry, woody notes of an old teakwood rocking chair.

The cardamom here is STRONG, reminding me of what it is like to have too much of cardamom in things. It has a bite to it in a kinda camphorous and astringent way. Then the earthy patchouli comes in as well as a delightful ambery vanilla. This is not gourmand at all, but a really nice, full bodied vanilla with earth and patchouli. It is similar to Witch of the Wood, also from Hex. There is a bit of smokiness that might be part of the Hexennacht base since it is also something I get in my favorite, Mephistopheles. It reminds me of a natural forest type scent with the patchouli. The perfume lasted all day and I got wafts of the smoky incense base at the very end and maybe some of that teakwood? I am not sure what teakwood smells like but I could see it being a slightly smoky woody smell. I liked the cardamom but I am glad it was more of a top note and settled down quickly. The patchouli and vanilla were also blended super beautifully. If you like Hexennacht’s other vanilla/patchouli perfumes, you will probably like this one. This is a unisex perfume to me.