WHAT I SMELL:  Vohina opens as a rich, smooth honey laden floral.  It’s warm and slightly “bathtastic” as it feels like it’s suited for bath oil beads rather than perfume.  I think I am smelling the lavender at the base, but it’s very muted which is nice as lavender can often times dominate a fragrance.  As the fragrance develops the honey becomes deeper and the fragrance warms and it loses the bath oil characteristics.  Around the 30 minute mark a woodiness comes out that seems to dry the fragrance without losing the lovely florals. After another twenty minutes or so, the honey get’s a bit sharper and that creates an almost hairspray kind of edge to the fragrance, but it doesn’t detract from the overall fragrance. I find Vohina to be very soothing, peaceful and relaxing and a fragrance that could easily take the tension out of the day.

From the Huitieme Art Parfums website:

A sunny afternoon in the fields, velvety and floral with peach tree blossom and lavender honey resting on golden hay.

WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME:  A beautiful early summer day in a bygone era.

THREE ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE VOHINA: comforting, peaceful, unassuming

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT VOHINA: Scent for Thought, Olfactoria’s Travels, CaFleureBon

BOTTOM LINE:  This was my first foray into Huitieme Arts and it was a pleasant surprise.  Vohina is not earth shattering, but you don’t always need an earth shattering fragrance.  To me, it’s perfect for just knocking around on a spring or summer day.

• Bone Rating: 3.5 out of 5 possible bones
• Scent: Floral
• Nose:  Pierre Guillaume
• Classification: Feminine
• Expense: $125 for 50ml EdP