Holding Back the Night: Enlightenment of the Courtesan Jigokudayu
Silken coconut, angelica, soft golden incense, tiare, carnation, and Asian pear.
In decant: first sniff, the impression I had was "booze". The coconut is everywhere as well as the incense. There's also something that's syrupy sweet here, almost foody. I'm not sure what it is, although the only real culprit is pear, and maybe the tiare, but neither of those should be "syrupy"...anyway.
Wet on skin: again, the syrupy sweet note is here. It's almost candy-like. I can't get the coconut, though. How different is "silken coconut" from other coconuts? o_O It's also faintly floral now. I can't get the incense either.
Dry: ah, there's the incense. The pear and the incense are out and about here, the rest of the notes are lying low. I'm surprised the coconut is still missing for me, when it was so strong in the decant. It's not as foody or creamy now, and at later stages it's definitely incense and pear.
Verdict: it's an interesting scent, but not for me--the incense is a bit too strong for me, especially coupled with the pear, which I am a little ambivalent about in terms of scents. This will probably improve with aging however, and I mean to do that.
In decant: first sniff, the impression I had was "booze". The coconut is everywhere as well as the incense. There's also something that's syrupy sweet here, almost foody. I'm not sure what it is, although the only real culprit is pear, and maybe the tiare, but neither of those should be "syrupy"...anyway.
Wet on skin: again, the syrupy sweet note is here. It's almost candy-like. I can't get the coconut, though. How different is "silken coconut" from other coconuts? o_O It's also faintly floral now. I can't get the incense either.
Dry: ah, there's the incense. The pear and the incense are out and about here, the rest of the notes are lying low. I'm surprised the coconut is still missing for me, when it was so strong in the decant. It's not as foody or creamy now, and at later stages it's definitely incense and pear.
Verdict: it's an interesting scent, but not for me--the incense is a bit too strong for me, especially coupled with the pear, which I am a little ambivalent about in terms of scents. This will probably improve with aging however, and I mean to do that.