Carnaval Diabolique: Daiyu
Moroccan jasmine, chrysanthemum, tea leaf, white musk, and acai berry.
In bottle: yep, very berry alright. I was kind of hoping for a lightly berry scent, but oh well! There's also a touch of tea and flowers.
Wet on skin: berry, musk, and tea. The berry-ness is almost like juice, high and sweet. As it dries, the flowers come out more, the jasmine a bit more prominent. Soft, almost creamy. Very pretty!
Dry: amazingly, this isn't as predominantly berry on me now as it was in the bottle and wet. *fishes it out of the for-sale box where she had prematurely put it in after testing* I suppose my skin ate up all the acai berry and left most of the rest behind? Now, it's a very soft floral and tea, with a bit of musk--and this is pretty, and right up my alley. If i sniff really hard, I can still get a touch of the berry, but otherwise it's quite disappeared.
Verdict: I really do like the dry stage on this one, it's my kind of scent. However, considering there is a huge difference between the wet smell and the dry smell, I'd probably be better off not gambling on my skin chemistry forever and ever not changing. Pass.
In bottle: yep, very berry alright. I was kind of hoping for a lightly berry scent, but oh well! There's also a touch of tea and flowers.
Wet on skin: berry, musk, and tea. The berry-ness is almost like juice, high and sweet. As it dries, the flowers come out more, the jasmine a bit more prominent. Soft, almost creamy. Very pretty!
Dry: amazingly, this isn't as predominantly berry on me now as it was in the bottle and wet. *fishes it out of the for-sale box where she had prematurely put it in after testing* I suppose my skin ate up all the acai berry and left most of the rest behind? Now, it's a very soft floral and tea, with a bit of musk--and this is pretty, and right up my alley. If i sniff really hard, I can still get a touch of the berry, but otherwise it's quite disappeared.
Verdict: I really do like the dry stage on this one, it's my kind of scent. However, considering there is a huge difference between the wet smell and the dry smell, I'd probably be better off not gambling on my skin chemistry forever and ever not changing. Pass.