A few reviews - and my first attempt at 'cutting' text....
A few reviews here:
Euterpe
Bottle - lemon.
On wet - carnation and lemon! Sweet lemon curd, not tart.
Drydown - the predominant notes on me are lemon and carnation. The musk softens it and keeps it from being sharp or tangy.
Throw is not too long, and it has pretty good staying power, which isn’t usually the case with me and lemon. It’s a fresh spring citrus scent with a lovely creamy sweetness.
Khajuraho
Tart, sweet and kind of sharp. It’s sweet in a tart-candy way, initially, but then softens quite a bit to honey and florals. Maybe some apple.
It has a bit of throw, and long lasting power - still here 8 hours later.
Montressor
In the bottle - Lush fruit and…. Pipe tobacco.
On wet - Lush fruit and vanilla!!
Drydown - The vanilla and pipe tobacco bounce back and forth around the fruits. This is not too sweet - a rich, velvety, fruity winey vanilla.
Throw/duration - Very odd. I think I now know what people mean when they say ‘skin scent’. The throw on this is almost nothing - within 15 minutes of applying, I can’t smell it wafting at all - have to put wrist to nose. But, putting wrist to nose, it’s still there 6, 8 hours later. As if my skin is reserving it’s lush goodness for only it’s most intimate acquaintances.
Morella
Bottle - grape-y.
On skin - floral, still grape-ish. Odd…. Maybe my nose is reading ‘sage’ as ‘grape.
Drying down… Oookay, there’s sage! Becoming sweeter.
The enablers were correct, civet is not a strong presence, currently not even detectable.
This is very interesting…. Cool and sweet and floral and really freakin’ strong. And something else I’m not quite putting my finger on - maybe that’s the civet, disguised and lurking around the edges of the party. And a little goes a loooong way - it’s got a kickin’ throw and is hanging around for a while.
Premature Burial
Bottle/wet on skin - dirt! Lovely sweet dirt, straight out of a flower garden.
Something almost boozy to this. Heavy, oozy sweet - the orchid, I believe, is making an appearance? Rotting sweet flowers ground into the earth.
Strong…. Melancholy. Long lasting.
Silk Road
Whoa - strong kick out of the bottle! Spicy, cinnamon maybe. Cinnamon and sweet florals. Orange? Odd…something high and sweet hovering over it all. So far it’s wafting pretty far from the skin.
30 minutes later, the spicey sharp edge has softened, and it is lightly spiced floral. It’s fading somewhat, but I only tested a very small amount due to the bottle strength.
120 minutes later, completely gone. I might try with a more saturated amount when I get a chance.
Tisiphone
She starts out very floral - kind of bright. Can it be - a patchouli blend I can actually wear?
Turning musky…. heavy … as it dries, it gets darker. Must be the patchouli, acting like patchouli without actually smelling like patchouli.
It’s still strongly floral but with a dark, earthy base. Good throw, good staying power - lasts all day.
Euterpe
Bottle - lemon.
On wet - carnation and lemon! Sweet lemon curd, not tart.
Drydown - the predominant notes on me are lemon and carnation. The musk softens it and keeps it from being sharp or tangy.
Throw is not too long, and it has pretty good staying power, which isn’t usually the case with me and lemon. It’s a fresh spring citrus scent with a lovely creamy sweetness.
Khajuraho
Tart, sweet and kind of sharp. It’s sweet in a tart-candy way, initially, but then softens quite a bit to honey and florals. Maybe some apple.
It has a bit of throw, and long lasting power - still here 8 hours later.
Montressor
In the bottle - Lush fruit and…. Pipe tobacco.
On wet - Lush fruit and vanilla!!
Drydown - The vanilla and pipe tobacco bounce back and forth around the fruits. This is not too sweet - a rich, velvety, fruity winey vanilla.
Throw/duration - Very odd. I think I now know what people mean when they say ‘skin scent’. The throw on this is almost nothing - within 15 minutes of applying, I can’t smell it wafting at all - have to put wrist to nose. But, putting wrist to nose, it’s still there 6, 8 hours later. As if my skin is reserving it’s lush goodness for only it’s most intimate acquaintances.
Morella
Bottle - grape-y.
On skin - floral, still grape-ish. Odd…. Maybe my nose is reading ‘sage’ as ‘grape.
Drying down… Oookay, there’s sage! Becoming sweeter.
The enablers were correct, civet is not a strong presence, currently not even detectable.
This is very interesting…. Cool and sweet and floral and really freakin’ strong. And something else I’m not quite putting my finger on - maybe that’s the civet, disguised and lurking around the edges of the party. And a little goes a loooong way - it’s got a kickin’ throw and is hanging around for a while.
Premature Burial
Bottle/wet on skin - dirt! Lovely sweet dirt, straight out of a flower garden.
Something almost boozy to this. Heavy, oozy sweet - the orchid, I believe, is making an appearance? Rotting sweet flowers ground into the earth.
Strong…. Melancholy. Long lasting.
Silk Road
Whoa - strong kick out of the bottle! Spicy, cinnamon maybe. Cinnamon and sweet florals. Orange? Odd…something high and sweet hovering over it all. So far it’s wafting pretty far from the skin.
30 minutes later, the spicey sharp edge has softened, and it is lightly spiced floral. It’s fading somewhat, but I only tested a very small amount due to the bottle strength.
120 minutes later, completely gone. I might try with a more saturated amount when I get a chance.
Tisiphone
She starts out very floral - kind of bright. Can it be - a patchouli blend I can actually wear?
Turning musky…. heavy … as it dries, it gets darker. Must be the patchouli, acting like patchouli without actually smelling like patchouli.
It’s still strongly floral but with a dark, earthy base. Good throw, good staying power - lasts all day.