The Salon: Hygeia (Klimt for RAINN)
Red musk and red amber, sweet incense, Mysore sandalwood, tobacco absolute, golden musk, orris root, frankincense, and helichrysum.
In decant: deep sensuous red. Sweet, incensey, and almost fruity--not sure where I'm getting that note from.
Wet on skin: huh, well, the red musk goes straight to powder for me. Incensey, smoky, and red--it's certainly beautiful incense, but incense all the same, and I'm not too much into incensey smells. I do think it's a pretty kind of incense--I think, what makes this pretty to my nose is the helichrysum--never encountered it before, but there is a not-really-floral but beautiful, slightly sweet and bright note that's swirling in that incense. It's also probably the note that I was getting as "fruity" from the decant smell.
Dry: powder and incense. Oh well, red musk and I just aren't friends as well, I guess.
Verdict: this will have to be a pass.
In decant: deep sensuous red. Sweet, incensey, and almost fruity--not sure where I'm getting that note from.
Wet on skin: huh, well, the red musk goes straight to powder for me. Incensey, smoky, and red--it's certainly beautiful incense, but incense all the same, and I'm not too much into incensey smells. I do think it's a pretty kind of incense--I think, what makes this pretty to my nose is the helichrysum--never encountered it before, but there is a not-really-floral but beautiful, slightly sweet and bright note that's swirling in that incense. It's also probably the note that I was getting as "fruity" from the decant smell.
Dry: powder and incense. Oh well, red musk and I just aren't friends as well, I guess.
Verdict: this will have to be a pass.