DUSITA
Anamcara

2021

PERFUMER
Pissara Umavijani

blood orange
orange blossom
freesia

tea
peach
apricot
vanilla absolute
grasse rose de mai
indian tuberose absolute
indian jasmine sambac

patchouli
australian sandalwood
Cedarwood
haitian vetiver

‘Anamcara is an exceptional Fruity-Floral-Woody composition based on precious natural ingredients. Its name means “soul friend” in Gaelic, a person to whom one would turn for life advice and spiritual guidance; our idea was to create a fragrance that would unite people in spite of borders and barriers, gracefully radiating aesthetic pleasure, emotional bliss, and clarity of mind.’ – Pissara Umavijani

Anamcara is a nice one from Dusita, albeit it not one of my favorites. I find it to be somewhere in the middle of Rosarine (which I love) and the BR540-esque Moonlight In Chiangmai (which I don’t like).

The opening is my favorite part; with a strong orange scent. It smells like a orange hard candy to me; a tad sour, but mostly sweet. It’s quite soft and cozy.

There’s the tiniest medicinal tinge, probably white florals here, that sticks around. As it dries more, the florals are more prominent, reminding me of a fruitier Rosarine. The sweetness in Rosarine is honey, whereas here it feels more candy like.

There’s a slightly smoky woodiness in the back; perhaps a bitter smoke from the tea note. I do find that to be subtle however and the focus for me is more on the sweet fruitiness and florals.

I’d say one of the more playful, ‘young’ scents in the Dusita range. For sweet florals, Rosarine is a tad more mature and for a much more mature tuberose, Melodie De L’Amour has my preference as well.