Diptyque’s Benjoin Boheme is coming back. I’m still trying it out but I’m finding it to be salty and sweet. There’s a hint of caramel, like that in Prada Candy which also happens to be benzoin dominant. It’s lacking the smoky incense feel of Bois d’Armenie which is my favourite benzoin perfume, and isn’t powdery like that one. The saltiness is thanks to a balsamic ingredient – possibly styrax but if there’s an animalic quality, I’m not getting it. I prefer to think of this as my kettle corn perfume: a little salty and a little sweet, easy to like and almost a little addictive.
