Here’s a dirty secret that left me hamstrung all throughout law school: I don’t know jack about wine.
I had to go to all these schmancy networking events to try to make nice with attorneys to get jobs. Most of these meet and greets were for medium to large size firms, offering exactly the kind of work I did not want. But the expectation was that you do these things to be successful, so I put my best effort into it. Truthfully, though, it’s hard to break in from the wrong side of the economic line. I’ve never been to Europe. I’ve never skied a black diamond in Aspen or Jackson Hole and my family does not have a vacation home in the Hamptons or a time-share in Hawaii. I don’t golf. I’m not well-traveled outside the US. I don’t have a family of attorneys who work at firms you might have heard of. They didn’t go to college with your mom or sister or sibling. And I really, really don’t know anything about wine. But I do know a little bit about perfume.
Heading back to Portland means I get to contemplate something I love but thought was lost to me for a while – FALL! I love fall, love everything about fall. And one thing that is associated with Fall is Fall Crush. And while I do not know about wine, I do know that making a good wine scented perfume has got to be at least as hard as making a good wine.
As I am apparently working my way through the entire CB line, I thought I’d give Under the Arbor a try. Brosius describes Under the Arbor as follows: Grape Leaf is a scent that reminds me of some of the most beautiful places I have visited in California, Italy and France. But mostly it reminds me of the old grape arbor that grew in the yard of the house were I lived as a child. I so loved to sit under it on a summer day quietly reading a favorite book curling my toes in the cool moss...
This is the scent of Crushed Grape Leaves, Weathered Wood, Green Moss and Cool Earth.
Under the Arbor is a pretty lovely scent. I’ve never been to a California vineyard, but I’ve been to some in the Snohomish and Willamette Valleys, and if a vineyard is a vineyard is a vineyard, then this is one hell of a bottled scent. Like running through rows of vines, breathing in the dirt and moss clinging to grapes ripening in the warm sun. It’s lovely, it’s warm, it’s a fall delight! On application the dirt and moss notes are strong, but the crushed grape leaves are there in strength by the fifteen minute mark. Under the Arbor has low sillage, could work well for a woman in a v-neck, fitted cashmere sweater and comfortable, fitted fashionable jeans with minimal jewelry, or for a man in similarly nice jeans, and button down with open collar and half rolled sleeves. Think casual pick-your-own fruit wear for the upwardly mobile creative class. It’s both casual and classy, a nice combination.
You can buy Under the Arbor for $60 in either 15ml perfume absolute or 100ml water perfume direct from the perfumer. You can also get samples from the CB website or from The Perfumed Court.
"You are in my blood like holy wine.
You taste so bitter and so sweet.
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling,
and I would still be on my feet."
I would still be on my feet.
- “A Case of You,” Joni Mitchell
Want more reviews? Try…
~ A review from Perfume-Smellin’ Things
~ A review from Kevin at Now Smell This!
~ A review from Sniffapollooza Magazine (halfway down page)
Images from The Daily Green, CB I Hate Perfume, and American Feast.
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