State of Mind · 2019
French Gallantry Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
green herbal tea, basil, sage and leather
Scent Notes
Woody
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
State of Mind French Gallantry comes across as green herbal tea, basil, sage and leather. It opens with basil, Kenyan black tea and tomato, moves into sage, thyme and laurel and settles on amberwood, heliotrope and leather. It reads unisex.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2019.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $130.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
State of Mind
State of Mind fills 13 spots on Scendira, priced from about $129 to $309. The most discussed are Spontaneous Generosity, Butterfly Mind and Creative Inspiration, three eaux de parfum from 2017 that each build on a different tea.
State of Mind picks and their notes
Spontaneous Generosity smells like sweet tea, fig jam and caramel cream, opening on Assam tea, fig and tonka bean over cherry, caramel and sandalwood.
Sweet guava tea with a cherry blossom breeze is Butterfly Mind, which pairs cherry blossom and Bai Mudan tea with a musk and cherry base.
Creative Inspiration reads as soft powdered tea with iris and jasmine, from iris, bergamot and oolong tea down to liquorice, musk and sandalwood.
Next steps: tea perfumes, iris perfumes, or a different house from the brands index.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like green herbal tea, basil, sage and leather. It opens with basil, Kenyan black tea and tomato, moves into sage, thyme and laurel and settles on amberwood, heliotrope and leather.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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