Ghost Cat

Ghost Cat is the maker's gothic perfume veil: an atmospheric, green and smoky scent that tries to capture damp earth, rain and wood smoke. She calls it earthy yet bright and unisex, and wearers recognise the idea. The opening is cool and slightly medicinal: white camphor, cut grass, lavender and bergamot. One wearer notices a faintly minty edge. The heart is the signature, with petrichor, turned earth, oakmoss and wood smoke, and one wearer finds it a close match for petrichor, with a dewy softness over the smoke. The base is dry and mineral: vetiver, cedarwood, driftwood, ash and white oud, with a tarmac note that gives it an urban, post-rain feel. Another wearer describes a rainy graveyard, gothic and cold. Taste will decide this one. The same damp, mossy quality that one wearer calls moody and refreshing strikes another as a mouldy basement, so a sample first is sensible. Performance is moderate: the small number of votes describe moderate to long wear and a moderate trail, and an independent database rates its wear above average. Spring and summer lead the small season sample, with some autumn and winter votes, and daytime use is more common than night. One wearer calls it lighter than the maker's Lost in a Forest, and it suits anyone who likes petrichor, wet stone and smoke without sweetness.