Imagine four hand-carved wooden boxes, inlaid with opals, brought to Britain from the tropics, sandalwood, cedarwood, white oudh and Buddhawood, with a hint of coconut and rum. Another fragrance from their line, The Buddhawood Box, a fragrance so woodsy that some people adored it and others thought it was like being hit on the head with a finely worked Aussie cricket bat. They started again, and Bodhi Language was the result. They still used Buddhawood and cedar, sandalwood and white oudh to make it. Then they added rum extract and creamy musks, an aroma compound called Cedramber, because it smell like amber and cedar rolled in to one, a hint of vanilla, and then there's just a touch of the Earl Grey tea botanical, bergamot essential oil. It's softer and gentle, still with a whole tropical forest of woods, but as if they've been smoothed and polished, and served a nice relaxing rum cocktail. Bodhi Language features notes of sandalwood, cedarwood, white oudh and Buddhawood, with a hint of coconut and rum. Bodhi Language is an eau de parfum, edp.
4160 TUESDAYS BOHDI LANGUAGE REVIEWS
Reddit: "A creamy white wood with a splash of coconut rum. The buddha wood has its own unique soft woody spice to it, which is met with cedarwood and white oudh, and polished with a malt-hops note. An ambery whisky adds some interest. Although there is no coconut note listed, the combination of creamy white wood and amber spirits gives an impression of a coconut rum vibe on the base. Bodhi Language is a relaxing and interesting unisex wood scent. I can see this fragrance fitting many occasions as it's so versatile and likeable."
Reddit: "A blast of bergamot followed by boozy woods and something that reminds me of a very strong rooibos tea. It’s big. It’s strong. I sprayed it once and the entire room smells like it! There’s a LOT going on. The bergamot and woods are still there, but now the florals are pronounced as well (can’t quite tell specific ones), and there’s a sweetness to it, but not sugar sweet, boozy sweet. I’m conflicted. I adore the way this smells, but I’m not sure I want to smell like it. For the record: there is oud in the notes, but I genuinely enjoyed this, and I HATE oud. I’m keeping my sample and continuing to debate whether to perhaps get a small bottle. I want to say 4/5 for me."
Fragrantica: "This is a winter scent that works best in summer, I'd call it a "tropical summer oud". The opening is very fun, coconut rum is the main note on top with the bergamot coming across more like pineapple - what could be more delicious in the heat of summer? The woods are deep, heavy, thick and humid; think tropical rainforest rather than trees along the shoreline. The fun opening leads onto something a touch more sophisticated with boronia peeking through making the heart notes very sweet and floral. This all develops into something intoxicating and sensual in the dry down, no doubt it's the white oud. I am a huge fan of oud and thick woody scents in general so I ended up buying this blind. It lasts a good while, projects a fair distance and is squarely unisex. I'm not head over heels in love, but very deeply enamoured. Superb job, 9/10."
Fragrantica: "Quick citrus flash into booziness, slightly sweet with the florals, both these bring about images of the boozy fumes from an open bottle of whisky, as it develops I get a creaminess and a caramelized malt, there is woodiness but its in the background for me giving a sort of backdrop to everything else."
Fragrantica: "A creamy white wood with a splash of coconut rum. The buddha wood has its own unique soft woody spice to it, which is met with cedarwood and white oudh, and polished with a malt-hops note. An ambery whisky adds some interest. Although there is no coconut note listed, the combination of creamy white wood and amber spirits gives an impression of a coconut rum vibe on the base. Bodhi Language is a relaxing and interesting unisex wood scent. I can see this fragrance fitting many occasions as it's so versatile and likeable."
Fragrantica: "I have sampled a few of 4160 Tuesdays fragrances now (at least 10) and so far they have been very hit and miss. For me when they hit they really hit, when they miss they really miss! This is a massive hit for me, deliciously woody with a real coconut and rum vibe to start, it borders on gourmand territory for which Sarah is famous. As this dries down it becomes less sweet, but still maintains that unusual opening. Very different, definitely get sample first, but I absolutely love it and lasts for ages."
Fragrantica: "I got a free sample of this with an xmas gift and instantly knew I had to have a bottle of it. It's sweet, delicious raspberry and chocolate sherbert powder housed in a wooden box. It sparkles on my skin like popping candy on the tongue, then mellows to become smooth and resinous. Easily identifiable as a 4160 creation, but one of her best ones in my mind. Really, really gorgeous, and long lasting on my skin."
Fragrantica: "Honestly, this isn’t going to be like much else you’ve smelled before. But in a totally good way! Perfect smooth, woody perfume with hints of rum and despite not being listed, I get hints of coconut. It’s so sleek and enveloping. It’s actually almost perfect. So unusual and so convincing. An instant love."
