OliveEyes@oliveeyes94
D.S. & DurgaBowmakers4.182 ratingsBut now, unless I absolutely love a perfume and want to upgrade to a 5-10ml decant, I'm eager to use it up as soon as possible. So this afternoon calls for Bowmakers: a couple hours chilling, training a client and then coming back home. Works well because I only get around 3 hours of noticeable performance anyway.
Wore it on August 7, 2026
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OliveEyes
Bowmakers opens with a turpentine sharpness that I certainly don't love, but it leaves as quickly as it enters, making way for a hyper-realistic impression of varnished wood. I can almost make out
Funky Waters
This cologne was made for me. The opening of photorealistic turpentine immediately transports me back to my youth. My late father let me help him paint our house and then clean the brushes in
Docwannabox
An overcast day at the office, so it is a chance to revisit this scent. It opens with a wood varnish smell then transfers smoothly into a resinous woody scent. Love it and would get a full bottle if
OliveEyes
So giving it a full wear today. Judging from the notes, it seems most suited to the dead of winter, but it wears surprisingly lightly - a little too lightly for my taste.
DGS
Bowmakers has been a favorite of mine for years, though I don’t get to wear it much anymore because of the warm climate in Los Angeles. Best worn in late autumn/early winter paired with a heavy
Funky Waters
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