Kindly Moon
BPAL description: Moonflower, lotus root, white gardenia, beeswax, peach blossom, blue musk, stargazer lily, golden osmanthus, ti, sandalwood, hyacinth, ylang ylang, and a touch of vanilla bean.
In the bottle: Very pale gold oil. Sweetly fruity and floral, but also fresh, cool and lunar, a touch woody. Ethereal, inviting, feminine.
Wet: Osmanthus, hyacinth, lily and peach blossom reign. There is a bit of the too-sweet lotus but it's light for now; the same goes for the heady ylang ylang. Beeswax is, for once, honeyed not caramel! Vanilla is very light and natural. Moonflower keeps this clean but not soapy.
Dry: A slower drying oil. Much more heavily and headily floral; gardenia has come out fully, but is not yet overwhelming. I can smell a bit more of the ylang ylang. But osmanthus and moonflower keep these big players in check. Greenly fresh hyacinth lighter. Musk has come out; it's sort of thick and languid and dusky. A hint of woody ti emerges.
Later: Gardenia, you big bully! Vanilla, you're not far behind. Lotus is going a bit bubblegum. Moonflower, soapy. Ahh my nemesis notes take over as usual. It's not as bad as it could be; I can still lightly smell some of the notes I love - osmanthus, ti, lily, peach blossom. But this is very heady now and quite sweet, and honestly I don't think I like blue musk. It's a little harsh.
Summary: Heady florals and cloying sweetness; the gardenia, vanilla, lotus, sharp musk and soapy moonflower make this unbearable. Amazingly, I never got a hint of sandalwood; it never appeared, and the blend always stayed cool and lunar. Really tremendously strong throw and I imagine good lasting power but I ran to the sink.
In the bottle: Very pale gold oil. Sweetly fruity and floral, but also fresh, cool and lunar, a touch woody. Ethereal, inviting, feminine.
Wet: Osmanthus, hyacinth, lily and peach blossom reign. There is a bit of the too-sweet lotus but it's light for now; the same goes for the heady ylang ylang. Beeswax is, for once, honeyed not caramel! Vanilla is very light and natural. Moonflower keeps this clean but not soapy.
Dry: A slower drying oil. Much more heavily and headily floral; gardenia has come out fully, but is not yet overwhelming. I can smell a bit more of the ylang ylang. But osmanthus and moonflower keep these big players in check. Greenly fresh hyacinth lighter. Musk has come out; it's sort of thick and languid and dusky. A hint of woody ti emerges.
Later: Gardenia, you big bully! Vanilla, you're not far behind. Lotus is going a bit bubblegum. Moonflower, soapy. Ahh my nemesis notes take over as usual. It's not as bad as it could be; I can still lightly smell some of the notes I love - osmanthus, ti, lily, peach blossom. But this is very heady now and quite sweet, and honestly I don't think I like blue musk. It's a little harsh.
Summary: Heady florals and cloying sweetness; the gardenia, vanilla, lotus, sharp musk and soapy moonflower make this unbearable. Amazingly, I never got a hint of sandalwood; it never appeared, and the blend always stayed cool and lunar. Really tremendously strong throw and I imagine good lasting power but I ran to the sink.