Tea, 1996: Thé Blanc / later teas

Smell Tea on paper before it touches skin. The year to write is 1996, the line is “Thé Blanc / later teas,” and the figure is 1996. Do not lay two scents on the same wrist and call it a comparison. Tea did not arrive as one bottle. The timeline below keeps Grasse, Guerlain, Chanel, Nahéma and IFRA as proper names, not metaphors.

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 1996, “Thé Blanc / later teas,” and 1996. A scent is an order, not a ranking.1996

Figures to keep

Year of the note: 1996
Figure kept: 1996
Scent: Tea
Trial line: Thé Blanc / later teas

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