Pan This handmade fragrance, redolent of goat hair charged with aromatic herbs, cedar, beeswax and musk seed, lavender and hay, with white lotus to really bring it on home, is wild with intense uplift and appealing strength. It's like standing by an animal wreathed with flowers, warmed by a bonfire of freshly sawn fragrant wood and hay.

It brings to my mind a phrase from "The Fugitive Kind" as spoken by Joanne Woodward's character (a super-pale blond bad girl who scares everyone with both her fast driving and her sex drive) when she first sees a young Marlon Brando in his signature snakeskin jacket: "There's STILL something WILD in this country".

from "IndiePerfumes" blog, review by Lucy

The notes that were chose to portray the vivid, nature-loving and carnal energy of Pan are quite unusual, yet the result is a classically structured perfume, pulsating with raw sexual energy. This is the first perfume I know of to use the animal pheromones from tinctured goat hair, an interesting scent which I am curelessly fond of since I grew in the country surrounded by mountainfuls of herding goats. Unlike many other animal-derived aromas, the animal was not in the least harmed in the process (a little haircut to give him pretty bangs!). The other notes are more traditional – oakmoss, beeswax, hay, and the exquisite aroma of lotus flowers and the leathery-smooth suede-like texture of a rare type of lavender absolute. I feel very comfortable wearing Pan, and I think it will smell even more wonderful on a man. It’s a very balanced scent, herbal yet sweet, carnal yet clean.

from Ayala Moriel Smellyblog

Pan has a musky inviting smell, a bit winey, animalic enough to rival Musks Kublai-Khan maybe, yet it is not difficult to wear. I suspect the actual musky smell comes from the natural Hibiscus abelmoschus seed , an ingredient I have read is much used by natural perfumers both for its great musky olfactory aspect but also its fixative powers, making perfumes last on the skin as an alternative to synthetic musks that are abundant in more mainstream perfumes. The fanning out of good and probably aged sweet patchouli oil, which is a predominent note throughout, gives an earthy powdery quality that furthers the herbal theme and consolidates it in our conscience for good. The remnants on skin are lingering seductively.

from Helg on the "Perfume Shrine" blog.

Fairchild has a lively citrusy-peppery opening. Exuberant is the word that comes to mind. It quickly settles into a slightly mellower character, with the gingery galangal emerging to give a mild, full-bodied warmth. Then the flowers begin blooming. The champaca comes to fore, then fades back to let the jasmine command attention, then takes the lead again. This dance goes on for a while, and creates a lot of drama in the heart of the scent. The jasmine has that funky/pretty split personality, both troubling and alluring. The citrus lingers in the background, but morphs into a warmer, more identifiably orange note.

The flowers eventually fade and give way to a gentle green mossiness, and then a wonderful ocean note appears. After a few hours on the skin Fairchild is a singular floral/mossy/marine scent—and by marine I most definitely don’t mean that sterile, brain-numbing wateriness found in most commercial “aquatic” frags. This is a true marine note, with the slight saltiness and pungency of the ocean. The total effect is comforting and calming—a remarkable transition from that nose-grabber of an opening.

from Maria on Perfume of Life forum

Fairchild perfume is truly exotic – you will smell here scents that you probably never smelled before: opening with the heady, unusual peppery-floral-fruity-herbal notes of pandanus (kewda) and the bright notes of pink grapefruit and sweet clementine, Fairchild will wake you up immediately and grab your attention with intrigue and puzzlement. Than notes of various types of champaca and jasmine. From the tree tops bearing tropical flowers and fruit, Fairchild goes deeper, and explores the moist soil and the luscious vegetation, with air-exposed roots intertwining amongst moss and seashells and ponds. Fairchild smells wet and tropical.

from Ayala Moriel Smellyblog

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