We love 4160 Tuesdays. They are a niche and very unique perfume house and the zany character of the lovely Sarah McCartney (perfumer) shines through each and every perfume.
I love that each perfume has a story behind it and The Lion Cupboard is no exception. Have a read on Sarah's website which can be found here
The Lion Cupboard opens with a powdery cocoa element that is instantly comforting and familiar. It has notes of jaffa cakes, old wooden furniture and closed velvet curtains with a fresh element of mint and citrus darting through it back and forth like Tinkerbell on a mission.
Unlike other citrus perfumes, there is no instant grapefruit (our aroma of the week) rush, the cocoa wins its battle to become the first note knocking the other fresher notes into submission. They don't submit totally, they just sit in the wings waiting to stroll onto the stage and make an appearance before disappearing until the encore.
As the perfume develops it loses it's initial jaffa cake edge and becomes more 'Dad', offering up old smoky notes that are deep, rich and hugely comforting. Two hours on and in wafts cocoa again, this time it's mingled with a hint of whisky and furniture polish.
It's a journey for my nose, the aroma changes each time I take nose to wrist. Pleasant changes, surprising changes and comforting changes. The entire experience is good and although they never met, Sarah has captured a little of my father in her Lion Cupboard too.
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