Fragrance Notes
7 Cobalt
Frankincense does the talking in Loewe 7 Cobalt Eau de Parfum, with sage beside it and tonka bean underneath to keep it civil, and all three are present from the first spray to the last hour.
Frankincense leads, dry and resinous with a cool, faintly citrus bitterness, closer to resin warming in the hand than to smoke in a room. Sage runs alongside it, herbal and savoury with a slightly salty green edge, and the two of them hold the scent on the dry, serious side of things. Tonka bean is the counterweight, laying down a soft powdered sweetness, something between warm pastry and cut grass left to dry, and it is what keeps the resin and the herbs from reading as severe.
There is no second act to it, which is a fair trade for how clearly and quickly the idea comes across. The eau de parfum concentration carries most of a day, projecting moderately for an hour or two and then staying within arm's reach, and it is better in cool weather than in real heat, where frankincense has a habit of turning sharp.
Released in 2021, it is pitched at men and suits evenings, offices in winter and anyone who likes a dry fragrance with a little sweetness underneath. Of the 7 range it is the most restrained and the easiest of them to wear in close company.
Loewe has been Spanish since it began in Madrid in 1846, and it describes itself as the second oldest luxury fashion house in existence. The name is German, taken in 1872 from Enrique Loewe Roessberg, who bought the Madrid workshop, and the perfumes, made since 1972, are divided now into collections such as Botanical Rainbow, Home Scents and Paula's Ibiza.
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