Marrakech Aesop for women and men

I made an effort just to go and sniff this at their shop in westborne grove and i wasn't disappointed.
This is how I would imagine Marrakesh to smell like . I like it but to buy a bottle i need try it out a bit longer than just a sniff to see how it wears down.
pity they don't do samples

I love the smell of the Hammam bath line by Red Flower and always wanted that earthy scent to be a perfume. This is that perfume. It is so incredible on the first sniff that I immidiately bought a big bottle of it. You can drown in this stuff-smells just like a dark Turkish bath of stone, treated by years of scented steam. There are flowers, there are spices, there is a strange resinous quality. Wonderful.

In the beginning Marrakech is strong, herbal, and slightly spicy with notes of anise, cumin, coriander, cardamon and cloves. The anise note quickly fades away, leaving the sturdier, woodier spices along with a slightly floral-soapy note and a hint of patchouli. The overall impression is dry and transparent, like standing near a homemade soap and potpourri stand at an outdoor craft fair, the kind that sells rough-cut soap with lots of little bits of unidentifiable plant matter embedded in it.

After an hour there’s not much left except patchouli. I like patchouli, so can’t complain about the drydown too much. It’s simple and straightforward, and reminds me of perfume that my mother used to wear. Patchouli always produces considerable sillage, so in this phase there’s a nice cloud of it floating all around me. Close to the skin I can still detect a hint of the dry spices and soap. The patchouli gradually fades away to oblivion over the course of about 3 hours.

If Marrakech was meant to evoke a North African spice market, it misses the mark. It’s a pleasant, light scent that’s more evocative of a neo-hippie soapmaker who’s afraid to go full-out headshop or wanted to save money by skimping on the fragrance. I’m not impressed.