Red Tara
Ava Luxe

Red Tara presents an earthy sandalwood: raw and rough with not a bit of sweetener that I can determine. It's very natural and gives the feeling, almost, of a more or less refined accord of essential oils. I think the myrrh has a lot to do with the feeling of roughness or resinousness in the accord. I don't understand where the iris has found to hide because this is not a complex fragrance and there are very few hiding places. I get sort of a chocolate note in the middle of the opening, and this doesn't surprise me because I've often gotten a deep chocolate note in raw sandalwood or opoponax fragrances. Probably not chocolate just a resinous characteristic of wood that smells a bit like chocolate to my nose. When I first smelled Red Tara, I thought it was sure to be a fragrance that I'd love, but right now I'm shooting for a strong “like.” It just doesn't do anything or go anywhere; the first sniff is about the same as the last sniff, except that once in a great while I get a sharp vetiver-like note popping up. Red Tara is so wonderfully natural, and I do like it; I can tell that it's the kind of fragrance I will no doubt grow to love. I think it has a place in my future.