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This fragrance is the darkest of the Clouds series, named after the song by Elvis Costello & The Attractions and capturing the spirit of 2021. With notes of sandalwood, shade, narcissus, iris and irony.
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Here we are then, Clouds VIII: Complicated Shadows, named after the song by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, this fragrance follows the formulas of the first two versions I made in 2019, Thunderstorm and Stormy Mondays, merged to make a slightly darker version than the others.
Launched on 21st June 2021, but we had to delay the party until the rest of the world caught up with us. The last and darkest fragrance in the Clouds series. Notes of sandalwood, shade, narcissus, iris and irony.
Ingredients: Alcohol (denat), Parfum, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Eugenol, Evernia prunastri (Oak moss), Farnesol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Alpha Isomethylionone.
Complicated Shadows is suitable for vegans.
"Complicated Shadows is the last and the darkest scent in 4160Tuesdays cloud series. It was named after the Elvis Costello song, and it was released in 2021. So yes, it comes with baggage. It smells like a year you made it through but would never repeat. The notes say sandalwood, narcissus, iris, and shade, which is definitely not a typo.
There’s a dry, reflective quality to this one. It doesn’t rush to impress. It just lingers like something you haven’t fully processed. You get the narcissus and the iris first. Cool, pale, maybe even aloof. Then the sandalwood comes through. Not creamy, but dusty and worn.
There’s no sweetness, no sparkle, that’s what I like about it, though. It doesn’t wallow. It doesn’t pretend. It’s the scent equivalent of looking out the window for longer than you meant to. Quiet, textured, self-aware. Complicated shadows isn’t here to lift you up. It’s here to sit next to you and say, 'Yeah, same'." - Hülya, Elevated Classics
"This fragrance gives a great sense of comfort and peaceful thoughts without being incredibly vacant/non-existent. Perfect for the spring, but still light enough for the summer as well. Definitely a hit." - Blacktundras
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