Tea, 2013: Matcha and chai
Smell Tea on paper before it touches skin. The year to write is 2013, the line is “Matcha and chai,” and the figure is 2019. Do not lay two scents on the same wrist and call it a comparison. Guihua: the fruit-tea flower of Yunnan formulas.
Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay. One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.
All year, close to skin. Heat can turn smoked tea into ash. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.
Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose. No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet.
Speak of Tea as 2013, “Matcha and chai,” and 2019. A scent is an order, not a ranking.2013
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 2013
- Figure kept
- 2019
- Scent
- Tea
- Trial line
- Matcha and chai
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