Russian Tea

Masque Milano · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2014

≈ $225 · 100ml · approx. retail

A smoky, tenacious blend of black tea and birch-tar leather, inspired by an afternoon tea taken in a grand Saint Petersburg bookshop café.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

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